Has your organisation appointed a Return to Work Coordinator?
Category 1 Employers in NSW are required to appoint a RTW Coordinator.
A Category 1 employer is an employer:
with a basic tariff premium over $50,000 a year, or
who is self-insured, or
insured by a specialised insurer and has over 20 employees.
SIRA describes RTW Coordinators’ as being ‘responsible for implementing an organisation's return to work program, supporting workers as they recover at work and assisting employers to meet their obligations as required under workers compensation legislation. The RTW coordinator is a key link between the worker and their support team as they recover.’
RTW Coordinators duties include:
Submitting injury notifications.
Coordinating your worker's recovery at work, including identifying suitable work.
Preparing, monitoring, and reviewing your worker's recover at work plan (in consultation with key parties) that documents the worker's capacity and the duties available.
Liaising with the worker's support team
Maintaining confidential case notes and records as per legal guidelines.
Contributing to policy and system improvements.
