If a workplace injury does occur, workers and employers have clear rights and responsibilities. The workers rehabilitation and compensation system is designed to ensure:
- the injured worker receives appropriate support and medical care
- the worker is assisted to return to safe work as soon as possible
- steps are taken to prevent the workplace injury from happening again.
Employer rights
Employers have a right to ask the case manager to:
- review a claim if they believe that weekly payments to a worker should be stopped or reduced
- arrange for an injured worker to attend an examination by a recognised medical expert
- provide copies of medical reports upon written request and ask for a report on an injured worker’s medical progress and incapacity for work
- request a review of decisions made about the claim
- take into consideration any other relevant factors.
Employer responsibilities
Employers have a responsibility to:
- provide a safe working environment
- provide safe, suitable work and be actively involved in an injured worker’s rehabilitation
- comply with the requirements of their worker’s rehabilitation and return to work plan
- keep in touch with the case manager until the injured worker is doing their normal work and normal hours. (This includes notifying the case manager if there is any change in type of work or hours.)
- Comply with any training and/or operational guidelines published by the Corporation from time to time