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 · Eastern Suburbs

Workers Comp in St Pauls — Where to Start

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

A needlestick in a lab or a patient-handling injury on a ward has to be reported and assessed while the details are still exact. Booking a doctor's appointment gets the injury documented and produces the Certificate of Capacity your employer sends on. We book bar and waitstaff from the Coogee strip in with a doctor for burns and slip injuries too, then line up the physio or psychology the insurer funds.

Book a WorkCover Doctor (02) 7238 7379

Workers Comp Help in St Pauls

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in St Pauls — 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.

Book a WorkCover doctor in St Pauls

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 St Pauls

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

St Pauls sits inside the Randwick health and education precinct, so the working population leans heavily toward Prince of Wales nurses, UNSW academics, and allied health staff. Workers compensation claims here often involve patient-handling back injuries among nurses and laboratory needlestick incidents. The nearby Coogee hospitality strip also keeps a flow of waitstaff and bar staff with slip-and-fall and burn claims passing through.

Get help