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 Sydenham — Where to Start

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

Sydenham warehouse, brewery, food-production and Marrickville creative-industries workers, plus the metro-construction rail tradies all run into the same first decision when a workplace injury lands. The shortest path runs through one visit: the first GP visit, where a doctor used to WorkCover writes the note that opens the file. From that one visit, weekly wages, physio funding and any review dates all build out.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Sydenham — 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 Sydenham

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

Sydenham is a small wedge of warehouses, brewers, and light industry between the railway and the airport flightpath, with most local workers in logistics, brewing and food production, and the Marrickville creative-industries scene. WorkCover claims around Sydenham skew toward back and shoulder injuries from warehouse picking, brewery floor slips, and the burns typical of small-scale food manufacturing. The metro construction has added rail-tradie claims.

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