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 · Northern Sydney

Workers Comp in Putney — Where to Start

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

Putney Macquarie Park, North Sydney and CBD-bound finance, tech and professional-services commuters all walk into the WorkCover system through the same first door. The opening play is straightforward: a Certificate of Capacity supplied by a clinic that sees this kind of injury often. Once the report is filed, treatment funding and weekly payments stop dragging. Most files that drag are simply files where the first appointment got pushed back.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Putney — 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 Putney

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

Putney sits on the Parramatta River north of Tennyson Point, with most working residents commuting toward Macquarie Park, North Sydney or the CBD for finance, tech and professional services jobs. WorkCover matters here usually involve keyboard wrist injuries, slips on the suburb's steep waterfront streets, the cumulative neck damage from long trading shifts, plus shoulder problems lab technicians develop across the river at the medical research campuses.

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