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Recovery at work support

SIRA provides a number of vocational programs to support recovery through work and achieve work participation outcomes.

Recover at work assist program

The Recover at Work Assist (RAW) program can be used for a maximum of 12 weeks and fund up to $4,800 in costs incurred by the pre-accident employer, when supporting the recovery of the injured person.

COVID-19 update

If a small business using the Recover at work assist program scales back/closes due to the impact of COVID-19, the remining period of the program can be resumed once the period of 'changed business operations' is over and you return to work on your upgrading plan.

What do I need to do?

Update the SIRA CTP programs to support recover at work - application form with the amended dates, when known, and submit to the insurer.

What is the program?

This program helps people injured in a motor vehicle accident stay at their current place of employment by providing incentives to the pre-accident employer to offer the injured person suitable duties while they recover at work. The program minimises the financial burden to the employer, who would otherwise not be able to offer suitable work, delaying the injured person’s recovery

The program allows:

  • the employer to receive up to $400 per week for a maximum of 12 weeks from the start of the program
  • the employee to recover at work using a structured recover at work plan

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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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JobCover6

JobCover6 is a 6-month program that funds up to $10,400 in incentives for employers to employ a person recovering from a motor vehicle accident.

What is the program?

JobCover6 program has similarities to the JobCover Placement Program (JCPP) and has been developed to support people locate suitable work where ongoing employment cannot be confirmed with a new employer. The key difference between the two programs is the program duration i.e. JobCover6 allows for shorter periods of employment (from 12 to 26 weeks), while JCPP has a minimum employment requirement of 12 months.

The program provides incentives to an employer to help offset the costs of engaging and training a new worker (the injured person) and provides up to $400 per week for 6 months (maximum of $10,400).

JobCover6 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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Transition to work program

The Transition to Work program helps pay for immediate or short-term costs that might prevent a worker from starting work with a new employee

COVID-19 update:

This program can be used to address a financial barrier that is preventing the injured person from accessing new employment.

What do I need to do?

The injured person needs to provide evidence of the financial barrier preventing them from accepting the offer of employment. This evidence then needs to be submitted along with the SIRA CPT Programs to Support Recovery at Work - Application Form to the relevant CTP insurer.

What is the program?

This program provides funding of up to:

  • $200 to help the injured person in looking for employment
  • $5,000 to address immediate or short term barriers that prevent you from accepting an offer of new employment.

Funds from the transition to work program can be used to pay for a range of items, including (but not limited to):

  • Clothing (excludes personal protective equipment (PPE) and uniforms)
  • Travel costs
  • Child-care arrangements

The injured person needs to provide evidence of the financial barrier(s) and send that evidence along with their application to the CTP insurer.

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Training

Training can help the injured person develop new skills and qualifications to keep their job or to get a new one. As part of the statutory benefits, an injured person may be eligible for support to undertake training.

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Equipment and workplace modification

Workplace equipment or modifications may help the injured person remain at work or commence work with a new employer. As part of the statutory benefits, the injured person may be eligible for equipment or workplace modifications.

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