Supporting employers

Supporting NSW frontline employers

We’ve been resolving public sector injury claims for over 20 years.

We understand the unique challenges you face in keeping NSW running. Each year, we help government employers manage workers compensation claims across various sectors – from emergency services to office teams.

With over 15 years’ experience managing personal injury claims for emergency services agencies, we know what it takes to keep you moving. Through early intervention and best-practice injury management, we help you achieve the best possible outcomes with minimal disruption. Our experienced mobile case managers oversee medical approvals so claims progress quickly, while we work with you to support your teams back into the workplace.

Through the Mutual Benefits Program, we proactively reduce injury risks in the sector and provide tailored support to frontline workers so you can keep delivering the vital services NSW relies on. This includes a $5 million investment in emergency services claim and injury management innovations, technology, and research partnerships – to help drive better outcomes and keep your teams safe and operational.

Tailored services to support our frontline in NSW

Our claims model has been refined using insights from our Australia-wide exposure, and over 15 years’ experience working with first responders. In addition to specialist roles like return to work specialists, mental health specialists and legal specialists, our service model is propelled by innovations that enhance the recovery process and empower our staff to deliver claims management activity which really makes a difference.

Mobile case management

Our newly introduced team of mobile case managers are empowered to make on-the-spot decisions to facilitate faster medical treatment. Travelling across NSW, they work with employers, workers and their treating health practitioners to help a worker return to work sooner.

Tailored injury claim pathways

Our years of experience and intimate knowledge of the risks associated with frontline workers has enabled us to design tailored claim pathways. We customise our claims management approach to address the specific needs of emergency services workers and ensure they have the right support and services along the way.

Career case management

Given the nature of injuries and illness across emergency services, we know that not all workers will return to their pre-injury duties. We offer a proactive and supportive approach to career change or medical retirement that recognises a uniformed career and years of service.

Biopsychosocial and risk screening tool

Our tool helps case managers identify biopsychosocial risks that could delay recovery. Integrated into our claims system, it uses automation and workflows to provide a holistic view across medical, mental health, social, and occupational factors. The profiling score guides support levels and actions to improve claim outcomes.

Resources

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Training

Customised and flexible learning for workplace peace of mind

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

Migrant worker and cultural awareness in the workplace

Australian workplaces are diverse and many workers come from migrant and multicultural backgrounds. Employers have a duty to ensure that all workers are healthy and safe at work, and this will require you to tailor your approach to meet the needs and abilities of all workers. This session covers some ways that employers can manage WHS risks in a sensitive way, through tailored communication, consultation, cultural and religious awareness.
Host : PHSA

Psychosocial hazards and risk management

Psychosocial hazards can have a significant impact on wellbeing, performance, and workplace safety. This session will build awareness of the legal and practical frameworks for identifying, assessing, and managing psychosocial risks, while supporting participants to apply effective risk and injury management approaches.
Host : Recovre

Occupational violence and aggression training

This session explores strategies to recognise, respond to and manage occupational violence and aggression in the workplace. The training focuses on early awareness, effective de-escalation communication, and practical safety measures to support safer interactions and reduce risk in the workplace.​
Host : PHSA

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

Understanding biopsychosocial risk factors and assessments

Successful recovery after a workplace injury is influenced by more than the diagnosis or severity of injury. Research consistently demonstrates that psychosocial factors often have a greater impact on recovery and return-to-work outcomes than the physical injury itself. This session provides employers, RTW coordinators and supervisors with practical knowledge to identify psychosocial risk factors that may delay recovery, understand the purpose of biopsychosocial assessments, and implement workplace strategies that support recovery and durable return-to-work outcomes.
Host : KINNECT

Developing task analysis and job dictionaries

This session introduces the concept of suitable work and the legislation that underpins it, while explaining the benefits of offering suitable work for both the worker and the organisation. This will cover how task analysis supports the development of job dictionaries, along with RTW arrangements, additional tools, and key resources to help apply these concepts in practice.
Host : Recovre

Suitable duties for psychological injuries

This course is designed to provide an overview of the common types of injuries and the medical terminology that often arise in the personal injury sector. With a better understanding of injuries and their impacts, Return to Work Coordinators and other Health and Wellbeing Practitioners will be more effective in the management of each claim and increase the opportunities for promoting the worker’s return to work and health.
Host : IPAR
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