WorkSafe offering grants of up to $500,000 for innovative return-to-work initiatives

A new grants program from WorkSafe is financing creative solutions to improve the recovery process and facilitate the return to work for injured workers in Victoria.

The funding is being channeled through the Innovations program of Return to Work Victoria, which has been bolstered by a $50 million investment to tackle the most formidable barriers to returning to work and to assist injured workers in rejoining the workforce sooner.

Return to Work Victoria's Executive Director, Jason Lardelli, said teamwork is essential to gather knowledge and insights that will assist injured workers in rejoining the workforce and resuming their regular lives more quickly.

"To help drive the improvements we need for injured workers, we need to bring new thinking, new ideas and new solutions to the table," Mr Lardelli said. "We know that we can't do this alone."

"Injured workers deserve a positive and speedy recovery, which is not only beneficial for the worker, but also for the people they love, their community, our business and workplaces."

For additional details, check the WorkSafe Victoria website.