82% of injured workers return to work: report
The latest report released by Safe Work Australia reveals that 82% of injured workers in Australia during 2016–17 were able to return to work.
The Comparative Performance Monitoring Report (CPM) 20th Edition Part 3 — Premiums, entitlements and scheme performance compares the premium rates, entitlements and scheme performance of jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand.
Key findings for 2016–17 include:
- Premium rates for all 17 industries have decreased since 2012–13.
- Australian workers compensation schemes made $8.248 billion in total payments.
- 82% of injured workers in Australia returned to work, while 80% of injured workers in New Zealand returned to work.
- The disputation rate has decreased by 19% in Australia since 2012–13.
- 63% of disputes were resolved within three months.
The role of the CPM report is to facilitate improvement of work health and safety, workers compensation and related service outcomes in Australian and New Zealand schemes through an accessible report that monitors the comparative performance of jurisdictions over time; and enables benchmarking across jurisdictions and the identification of best practice to support policy making.
Read the full report on the Safe Work Australia website.
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