Get back into the workplace
Work is one of the most effective ways to improve wellbeing. You don’t have to be fully recovered, but being at work can help your recovery.
Rehabilitation programs
A rehabilitation program can support your recovery and return to work. Your rehabilitation case manager is responsible for coordinating your workplace rehabilitation program.
Your rehabilitation program aims to:
- assist you to remain at or return to work, and/or
- maintain or improve your activities of daily living.
Find out more about rehabilitation programs on the Comcare website.
Workers compensation claimants
When returning to work after a work-related illness or injury, your employer will manage your recovery. Your rehabilitation case manager will tell you if you need a program to help you recover. You'll be consulted on the program and encouraged to actively engage to give you the best opportunity to return to work.
Find out more about the return to work process for claimants on the Comcare website.
Return to work programs
Find out about return to work programs from your state or territory. These links will take you away from myGov.
| State or territory | Return to work program |
|---|---|
| ACT | Return to work coordinators |
| NSW | Guidelines for workplace return to work programs |
| Qld | Rehabilitation and returning to work |
| Vic | Return to work |
| SA | Return to work scheme |
| NT | Returning to work |
| WA | Returning to work |
| TAS | Return to work co-ordinators |
Other resources that can help
Comcare has resources available to help you find more information about rehabilitation plans and the benefits of returning to work. These links will take you to the Comcare website.