Workers who are injured at work may be entitled to compensation under the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA). The Return to Work Scheme aims to do everything possible to allow an injured worker to return to work, with a focus on early intervention and support following a workplace injury.
Most employers are registered with Return to Work SA. Return to Work SA contracts out the management of claims relating to registered employers to one of two claims agents, Employers Mutual Limited (EML) or Gallagher Bassett (GB).
Some larger employers are self-insured and manage their own claims. Injured workers have the same entitlements whether they are employed by a registered employer or by a self-insured employer.
Return to Work SA, its claims agents and self-insured employers are called compensating authorities.
Workers who are injured at work may be entitled to payment of one or more of the following:
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