WorkSafe Leave and Payroll Procedures
When an employee lodges a WorkSafe claim for weekly benefits (a time lost claim) and presents a WorkSafe Certificate of Capacity, leave is recorded by schools on the department's payroll system as being ‘personal leave pending WorkSafe’. 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 the payroll.
If the claim is accepted by CGU the employee’s leave and payroll record should be immediately adjusted to the appropriate WorkSafe leave code.
It is Schools who are responsible for the recording of WorkSafe leave and related payroll transactions on the payroll. When Schools receive WorkSafe certificates, they are responsible to record the leave on the payroll and forward the WorkSafe certificates to CGU.
Advice for Managing WorkSafe Leave & Payroll
WorkSafe Procedures for Leave & Payroll Processing