JobCover Placement Program NSW
The JobCover Placement Program provides incentives to employers to employ a worker who has a work related injury and is unable to return to work with their pre-injury employer.
Apply at any time.
What do you get?
Incentive payments of up to $27,400 for up to 12 months.
Who is this for?
NSW businesses.
Overview
Employers participating in this scheme will receive:
- incentive payments for up to 12 months
- an exemption of the injured worker’s wages from the employer’s workers compensation premium calculation for up to 2 years
- protection against further costs associated with changes occurring to the worker’s existing injury for up to 2 years
The maximum incentive payments are:
- $400 per week for the first 12 weeks (maximum of $4,800)
- $500 per week for the next 14 weeks (maximum $7,000)
- $600 per week for the next 26 weeks (maximum $15,600)
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, employers must:
- be a different employer to the pre-injury employer
- hold a current workers compensation policy with an insurer or a self-insurer’s licence
- not be grouped with the pre-injury employer for workers compensation insurance or insured under the same group self-insurer licence as the pre-injury employer
- be able to offer employment to a worker for a minimum of 12 months
- provide a minimum of 64 paid hours per month or a return to the worker's pre-injury hours
- not be in receipt of any other wage subsidy for the worker
- adhere to their jurisdiction’s workers compensation and workplace health and safety legislation
How do you apply?
Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at JobCover Placement Program.