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 Sydney

Workers Comp in Eveleigh — Where to Start

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

Common around Eveleigh, a chippy who took a fall from scaffold on a residential site is the kind of file that walks in. Most of the work is in the first appointment: the assessment that formally opens the claim. Until it exists, the file has no spine and the insurer cannot move. After it is sorted, the workers comp file gains a real shape.

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Workers Comp Help in Eveleigh

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Eveleigh — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

For RSI, shoulder tension, or stress claims common in office work, you'll see a WorkCover-trained GP first — no employer approval needed.

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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 Eveleigh

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

Once a major NSW railway workshop precinct, Eveleigh now blends start-up offices, the South Eveleigh tech campus, hospitality venues and ongoing apartment construction. Workers compensation claims around Eveleigh commonly involve repetitive-strain injuries among knowledge workers, scaffolding falls on the precinct's tower projects, kitchen burns in the busy food precinct, and the cumulative shoulder problems that follow long hours bent over editing suites and design benches.

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