How to improve your RTW outcomes?

RTW and Claims Assistance for Employers

By Mark Manokaran (Operations Manager)

As an Occupational Rehabilitation Provider, we are often requested to assist employers who have had little or no exposure to the WorkCover system and its processes, typically small to medium employers.

Navigating through the WorkCover process can be challenging for an employer, particularly in relation to providing appropriate and timely information to the injured worker. Injured workers often comment they have not been informed well enough regarding things such as, â€œWhat paperwork do I have to fill out? Whom do I go and see for treatment? What is the certificate of capacity? Who are my key contacts at the workplace?â€ And of course, questions in relation to pay.

Nabenet is able to provide coaching assistance to employers in these particular circumstances. Topics covered include What is Occupational Rehabilitation? What are your obligations? What is involved in RTW planning? How do you identify suitable duties? How does a workplace injury impact on your workerâ€™s finances? How do you calculate PIAWE? Why should you complete an EFT for? In order to assist understanding of the WorkCover scheme, WorkSafe have posted helpful YouTube videos for workers and employers regarding the RTW process and the role of Occupational Rehabilitation on their website. Direct links to their videos can be found here;

Employerâ€™s Guide to RTW click here

Workerâ€™s guide to RTW click here

The role of Occupational Rehabilitation click here

To contact Mark directly for advice please call (03) 9981 9888 or email markmanokaran@nabenet.com.au

Nabenet are pleased to announce our expansion in Victoria. We have opened a new office in Wodonga to add to our network of 17 offices across Victoria and South Australia where we provide RTW services, injury prevention services and workplace health initiatives.

Our Wodonga office is located at 15 High Street Wodonga in the Wodonga Serviced Offices.

Leading our Wodonga team is Jenny Seymour. Jenny has worked recently as an Injury Management Advisor within Workerâ€™s Compensation Insurance agencies before moving across to occupational rehabilitation. Jenny has over 17 years experience working within clinical settings in Melbourne and the UK in areas of orthopaedics and trauma, aged care rehabilitation and community health. Jenny has also completed WorkSafe's Return to Work Coordinator Training.

The Nabenet team continue to achieve RTW outcomes well above the scheme average as ranked by WorkSafe.

To speak with us about a referral or improving the health and wellbeing of your staff please contact Vanessa Cariss on (03)9981 9888 or vanessacariss@nabenet.com.au

Are you confident you are choosing the right person for the job? Will they be able to perform the inherent requirements of the job?

When employers consider pre-employment or pre-placement screening of candidates it is often to ensure they are not hiring people who cannot do the job. However screening can have much wider benefits than that. Screening of employees allows a health picture of your workforce to be built, this then allows health and wellbeing programs to be targeted. Screening enables you to be aware of employees limitations and thus employers can avoid putting them in situations where illness or injury is more likely to occur.

When periodic screening is added to the picture, employers are then assessing whether their workforce continues to meet the demands of the job as well as discover if any new health issues have presented. Early detection and intervention on health issues can prevent an injury or situation that results in compensation claims.

For further information about pre-employment screening options please contact the Nabenet Health team on 03 9981 9881 or email workhealth@nabenet.com.au