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JobCover placement program

The JobCover Placement program (JCPP) funds up to $27,400 in incentives for employers to employ a worker with a motor accident injury

COVID-19 update:

For employers who have employed a person injured in a motor vehicle accident using this program but need to scale back or close their workplaces temporarily due to the impact of COVID-19, the duration of the program for the injured person will be increased to accommodate that period of change.

What do I need to do?

Employers should keep a record of the period of changed operations to support their claim for the incentive payments as their business re-opens, along with the usual proof of payment of wages to the injured person.

Employers and injured people should re-negotiate the new end date of the JCPP agreement when known and submit this new information in writing to the relevant CTP insurer.

What is the program?

The JCPP is designed to help an injured person secure ongoing employment with a new employer for a minimum period of 12 months. To support in making this offer of employment, incentive payments of up to $27,400 are made available for eligible employers, over a period of 12 months.

Incentive payments increase according to the length of time the injured person remains employed:

  • up to $400 per week for first 12 weeks (maximum of $4,800)
  • up to $500 per week for next 14 weeks (maximum $7,000)
  • up to $600 per week for next 26 weeks (maximum $15,600)

JCPP also protects the employer from any costs associated with the aggravation of the existing injury(s) during the course of employment, for a period of 2 years.

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