Return to work video series

Managing workers insurance and personal injury claims can be challenging, so we’ve developed four helpful videos to assist in understanding your role in implementing your organisation’s return to work plan and supporting a worker’s recovery and return to work.

Your entitlements

Police officers monitoring a crowded beach scene.

The following information provides general advice on the entitlements that may be available to NSW Police Officers depending on their capacity for work.

No capacity for work

Police car parked near beach and promenade.

You have had your last day of service with NSW Police and you remain certified as having no capacity for work.

Earning capacity assessment

An Earning Capacity Assessment is performed to determine the appropriate weekly pay rate for a worker whose circumstances are described in Section 40A of the 1987 Act.

Capacity for work outside of NSW Police

Police officer using a tool on a vehicle

You are unable to return to work with NSW Police, however your treatment providers have certified you as having some capacity for work outside of the NSWPF.

Support services

There are numerous options available to support you regardless of what stage in your rehabilitation you are at.

PTSD guidelines

EML’s world-first guidelines continue to help emergency service workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)