Any worker who is receiving income maintenance payments and is unable to return to their pre-injury employer, but who has a capacity to work, is eligible for incentive payments to be made to an employer that can provide suitable employment.
Businesses that provide suitable full-time, part-time or casual positions for rehabilitated workers receive many benefits, including:
- financial incentives including gross wage subsidies of up to 75 per cent of gross wages paid for the first three months of employment
- a subsidy of 40 per cent of gross wages paid for the second three months of employment
- a retention bonus of 10 per cent (to a maximum of $2,000) if the placement continues beyond 12 months
- protection from the liability to pay the first two weeks of absence from work as a result of an aggravation of the previous injury to South Australian employers.
Incentive payments to an employer are made monthly in arrears. A copy of wage records or other documentation that can verify wages have been paid to the worker must accompany the monthly wage return form when seeking reimbursement.
Forms
Re-employment incentive approval request for a re-employment placement [44KB]
Re-employment incentive monthly wage return [38KB]
Re-employment incentive placement agreement [47KB]
More information
For further information on the re-employment incentive scheme or eligibility criteria for employers or workers please contact WorkCover on 13 18 55.