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.

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Workers Comp in Gladesville — Where to Start

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

Plastering and tiling wreck hands and elbows over a career, while ladder falls and ward lifting cause the sudden injuries around Gladesville. Retail floor slips fill out the rest. Before any of it is treated under a claim, a doctor has to examine you and complete the Certificate of Capacity. We book a WorkCover doctor for that, and line up physio for the hand, elbow or back on an accepted claim.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Gladesville — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

For nursing manual-handling injuries, aggression claims, or shift-work-related strain, your first stop is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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Get your Certificate of Capacity

Your doctor writes this at 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. We make sure it reaches your employer and insurer.

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 Gladesville

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

Gladesville sits on Victoria Road between Hunters Hill and Ryde, with the workforce drawing on healthcare at Gladesville Hospital, retail along the main road and trades on the steady inner-northern renovation market. Workers comp matters here regularly involve nursing back injuries, retail floor slips, ladder falls on Federation renovations, and the long-term hand and elbow problems that come with a plastering and tiling career.

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