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 Beaches

Workers Comp in Elanora Heights — Where to Start

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

Between the building sites, the cafes and the aged-care shifts, Elanora Heights workers get hurt in very different ways, and shoulders take a beating in most of them. What does not change is the first step, a medical appointment where the injury is examined and a Certificate of Capacity is written. Our doctors run that appointment for Northern Beaches workers, and shoulder rehab with our physios follows under an accepted claim.

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Workers Comp Help in Elanora Heights

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Elanora Heights — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

If you're a tradie with a back strain, a fall on-site, or a crush injury from machinery, the first move 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 Elanora Heights

Workers comp claims in Elanora Heights most often come from the local construction and hospitality workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Elanora Heights sits between Warriewood Wetlands and North Narrabeen, with the working population mixed across construction, hospitality, retail and the healthcare and education roles servicing the wider Northern Beaches. Workers compensation files at Elanora Heights cover scaffolder and concreter shoulder strain, cafe kitchen burns and front-of-house slips, surf-shop and instructor shoulder overuse, plus aged-care personal-handling lumbar incidents.

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