A new campaign has been launched to reduce workers’ compensation stigma. 

Safe Work Australia has launched a new awareness campaign about stigma associated with workers’ compensation and what can be done to reduce it. 

Research shows that 1 in 3 workers thought they would be treated differently by people at work if they knew about their injury or illness, and 1 in 5 workers were worried about the stigma associated with being on workers’ compensation.

Workers’ compensation stigma can prevent injured or ill workers from making a workers’ compensation claim and it can also impact their recovery. It has negative impacts for the worker’s team, and the organisation more broadly, lowering morale and productivity.

Developed in collaboration with Safe Work Australia Members, the new resources provide information for employers, supervisors, and workers about workers’ compensation and what can be done to reduce stigma around it. 

More details are available here.