WorkCoverSA is responsible for management of the SA Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) on behalf of 65,000 employers and 500,000 employees.
We are funded by employers to manage a balanced and financially sound system that rehabilitates, compensates and returns injured workers to safe workplaces and the community. In 2005-06, for example, the Scheme provided health care support to about 37,000 injured workers affected by workplace injury or illness.
Under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986, we oversee revenue collection, service delivery and manage the overall financial liabilities of the scheme.
Registered employers
WorkCover holds the financial liability for all claims made by workers employed by registered employers. The remaining 40 per cent of the workforce is employed by self-insured employers, including all State Government agencies.
Self-insured employers
While self-insured organisations are also registered with WorkCover, they hold the liabilities for all claims associated with workers rehabilitation and compensation themselves and they must meet specific performance standards and code of conduct as administered by WorkCover under the Act.
Levy collection
Funds to administer the scheme are collected under an employer levy which is based on a percentage of remuneration paid to employees of each business. The funds are collected from registered employers each year and are managed through an investment program, which generates further revenue, to help keep the pressure off levy rates.
Employer obligations
As a registered employer you have a legal obligation to protect your business and your workers against the financial and other risks of workplace injury. These obligations include:
For more information contact us to make an inquiry or phone our Service Centre on 13 18 55.
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