Work Assist: Support your staff to stay in work
Work Assist helps your employees stay in work
Work Assist is an Australian government-funded initiative aimed at assisting both employers and employees in navigating challenges related to health, injury, or disability within the workplace. The program is designed to provide tailored support to retain valuable employees, recognising their significance as contributors to the success of businesses – it is a free service.
If you have a staff member currently experiencing difficulties fulfilling the essential requirements of their job, arising from the impact of their injury, disability or health condition, CoAct can help.
Who can benefit from the Work Assist program?
- Employees with physical injuries, such as neck or back injuries.
- Employees with illness, such as cancer, or other debilitating disease.
- Employees with chronic illness, such as MS, arthritis or diabetes.
- Employees with mental illness, such as anxiety or depression.
- Employees with disability, including visual or hearing impairments.
Not sure if your employee is eligible for this program? Contact our team.
Support your staff through Work Assist
Workplace assessment
Advice about job redesign
Workplace modifications or special equipment
Allied health interventions
Team learning sessions
Ongoing support
How does the Work Assist program operate?
Our experienced Work Assist team will initiate the process by meeting with you and your employee to identify barriers hindering your staff’s job performance and job retention.
We offer advice and assistance to both you and your employee, providing strategies to overcome existing barriers to keep them in work. We offer continuous, specialised employment support for as long as your employee needs, with a minimum commitment of 12 months.
Supports we offer include:
- Face-to-face support
- Advice about job redesign
- A comprehensive workplace assessment
- Workplace modifications or special equipment
- Support in the workplace to help manage the impact of the injury, disability or health condition
- Training sessions and resources for your team
- Connections to interventions such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pain management or psychological counseling.
Refer to Work Assist or contact our team for more information.
Benefits to employers
There are a range of benefits associated with the Work Assist program.
The benefits to employers include:
- retaining skilled and experienced staff
- securing and maintaining business productivity
- increased employee loyalty
- creating a disability-friendly workplace
- supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace
- positive public image
- legal and ethical compliance.
Who is eligible for Work Assist?
- having difficulty at work or at risk of losing your job due to a diagnosed disability, injury or health condition.
- currently employed, working at least 8 hours a week for the last 13 consecutive weeks.
- an Australian resident or temporary protection visa holder.
- not studying full-time.
- between 14 and 67 years of age.
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