Safe Work Australia targets workers’ compensation stigma
05 Aug 2026•BlueSafe Team•Source: Safe Work Australia
Safe Work Australia is highlighting resources and practical actions to reduce workers’ compensation stigma, which can deter claims and affect workers’ recovery.
Workers’ compensation supports people with work-related injuries or illnesses, helping them recover and return to work safely. Stigma associated with compensation can discourage workers from lodging a claim or prevent them from doing so.
Positive, supportive workplaces play an important part in reducing this stigma, with employers, supervisors and workers all having a role.
Safe Work Australia’s workers’ compensation stigma webpage offers fact sheets, case studies and posters to help employers, supervisors and workers recognise and reduce stigma in their workplaces.
Between August and November, Safe Work Australia will publish a series of LinkedIn and Facebook posts highlighting practical steps these groups can take. The posts will also raise awareness of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020–2030.
The agency is inviting people to explore its online resources and follow its social media channels for more information about reducing workers’ compensation stigma.
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