WorkCover is a government-run workers’ compensation scheme that provides benefits and support to workers who are injured or become ill as a result of their work.

Who is eligible to make a WorkCover claim?

Any employee in NSW who suffers a work-related injury or illness may be eligible to claim.

What benefits can I receive under WorkCover?

You may receive wage support, medical care, rehabilitation, and lump sum payments for permanent impairment.

Are WorkCover benefits limited or capped?

Yes, benefits are capped and depend on your earnings, injury type, and level of impairment.

How is compensation calculated?

Compensation is based on your pre-injury income, medical assessments, and work capacity.

Can I claim lump sum compensation?

Only workers with a permanent impairment above a set threshold may claim this compensation.

Will I receive weekly payments while I’m unable to work?

Yes, weekly payments cover a percentage of the income you lose while unable to work.

Workers Comp · Inner West

Workers Comp in Croydon Park — Where to Start

Injured at work? Here’s exactly what to do next.

Plenty of Croydon Park workers turn up with the same complaint — waitstaff with a knee strained on a wet tile floor. The crucial moment is early: a clean initial assessment from a GP who has done this before. Miss that step and the claim has no anchor — insurers and physios have nothing to read from. A WorkCover-experienced GP makes the rest of the paperwork far simpler.

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Workers Comp Help in Croydon Park

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Croydon Park — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

For kitchen burns, slip injuries, lifting strain, or repetitive-strain wrist issues, your first stop is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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Get your Certificate of Capacity

Your doctor issues this on the first visit. It’s the legal document that proves you have a work injury and tells the insurer how much you can work and what treatment you need. No paperwork on your end — the doctor handles it.

Notify your employer

You’re legally required to tell your employer about a work injury — a text or email is enough. Once they get your Certificate of Capacity, they pass it to their workers comp insurer. The claim opens, and wages and treatment get covered from that point.

Common workers comp claims in Croydon Park

Workers comp claims in Croydon Park most often come from the local hospitality and professional services workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Croydon Park sits between Ashbury and Enfield, with most workers commuting toward Burwood retail, Strathfield offices or the inner-west hospitality strip. Workers compensation files at Croydon Park cover ward-nurse lumbar transfers, retail standing-and-stocking complaints, cafe kitchen burns and front-of-house slips, plus the cervical-spine and wrist RSI that builds up across administrative and customer-service shifts.

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