Workers Compensation

Weekly Benefits

If you are injured and become unable to perform your normal work duties, you will be entitled
to compensation for lost wages. Matters taken into consideration include:

• your pre injury average weekly earnings (PIAWE);
• overtime worked prior to your injury
• the length of time for which you have been in receipt of payments; and
• your current work capacity.

 

Weekly benefits are capped at twice the State average weekly earnings. As at April 2010, the maximum weekly rate payable was $1,760.

If you were injured on or after 1 January 2005, your entitlement to weekly benefits is
calculated at:

• for the first 13 weeks following your injury: 95% of your PIAWE;
• after 13 weeks: 80% of your PIAWE;
• after 130 weeks:
• 75% of your PIAWE if you have no current work capacity and this is likely to continue indefinitely; or
• if you have returned to working at least 15 hours per week, are earning at least $151 per and are likely to remain incapable of working beyond this level as a result of your work injury: 75% of your PIAWE less 75% of your actual earnings.

After 52 weeks, you are also entitled to superannuation whilst in receipt of weekly payments until age 65.

If you were injured before 1 January 2005, please contact us for further information regarding
your weekly benefits entitlements.

Determining and calculating your weekly benefits entitlements can be a complicated task. If
you do not believe that your entitlements have been properly calculated by WorkCover, you
should contact us immediately for advice.