COMPARISON OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES
STATUTORY
COMMONWEALTH*
VICTORIA
NEW SOUTH
SOUTH
RESPONSIBILITIES
WALES
AUSTRALIA
Incentives for new
Comcare:
WISE (WorkCover
JobCover Program
RISE (Re employment
employers of injured
No direct financial
Incentive Scheme for
Incentive Scheme for
workers
subsidy scheme; the
Employers)
Program offers to new
Employers)
original employer
employers:
subsidises any income
Scheme is for new
(a) up to $300.00
Scheme offers new
loss
employers (other than
training/employment
employers of injured
injury employer) who
allowance per week
workers the following:
Seacare:
employ workers ready
(a) gross wage subsidy
No direct financial
to return to work but
(b) a premium
of 75% for 3 months
subsidy scheme
unable to do so with
exemption for
(excluding overtime)
former employer
employer for first 12
months of
(b) gross wage subsidy
Includes the following
employment on
of 40% for the next 3
incentives:
injured worker's
months (excluding
(a) subsidy of up to
wages
overtime)
$14,860.00 plus
(c) a waiver on the
(c) a retention bonus of
$1000 for workplace
$500.00 excess
up to $2,000 if the
modifications to
should injury be
worker is employed
accommodate the
aggravated within 12
for greater than
worker
months
12 months
(b) protection from
(d) costs of any claim
(d) protection from
premium impacts if
within 12 months
employer levy
the worker has a new
relating to the
penalty and the first
injury
existing injury,
two weeks' income
(c) an exemption from
excluded from
maintenance for that
costs if worker's
experience based
worker, if they suffer
original injury recurs
premium
an aggravation of
and the new
adjustments
the pre existing
employment is not a
condition (up to two
contributing factor to
years)
the recurrence
(e) an allowance of up
(d) up to $1,500 for
to $1,000 for
occupational
appropriate training
rehabilitation
(f) reasonable
providers who
workplace modification
arrange durable
cost
placement
* Unless otherwise
stated, information
provided applies to both
Comcare and Seacare
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