How should I manage an Employees WorkCover Leave and Payroll?
When an employee lodges a WorkCover claim for weekly benefits (a time lost claim) and presents a WorkCover Certificate of Capacity, leave is recorded by schools on HRMS as being ‘personal leave pending WorkCover’. The dates entered on Certificates are the dates used for leave recording purposes. For these claims CGU Workers Compensation (CGU) will notify the claimant and the principal in writing of the acceptance or rejection of the claim within 28 days of having received the claim. If the claim is rejected by CGU, leave will continue to be recorded as ‘personal leave’ on HRMS. If the claim is accepted by CGU the employee’s leave and payroll record should be immediately adjusted to the appropriate WorkCover leave code. It is Schools who are responsible for the recording of WorkCover leave and related payroll transactions on HRMS. When Schools receive WorkCover certificates, they are responsible to record the leave on HRMS and forward the WorkCover certificates to CGU.
