The Return to Work Strategy 2025-28 will support public sector employees with injuries return to and recover at work. Returning to work is recognised as one of the best ways to support recovery. It leads to better outcomes including improved employee wellbeing and morale, and maintaining a skilled workforce, bringing financial and service delivery benefits to the sector and NSW communities.
The strategy promotes a person-centred approach and supports better return to work outcomes. It supports flexible, effective return to work pathways across the sector, ensuring all workers are treated with respect and supported in their recovery.
The vision of the strategy is a NSW public sector better supporting positive return to work outcomes.
It identified five actions:
- Executive accountability for return to work leadership, a more positive culture, and championing return to work.
- Best Practice Return to Work Framework to enhance capability, make return to work easier and embed best practice across the public sector.
- Mobility to ensure a flexible and tailored approach to what returning to work looks like for each employee who is willing and able to do so.
- Workplace programs and supports tailored to the needs of government workers and employers.
- Performance measurement and reporting to track progress, improve transparency and drive accountability for outcomes across the public sector.