Our professional & friendly team
We have a dynamic and friendly team ready to assist you with any questions you may have!
Prinola Gurie
Same Employer Manager
Prinola is a Physiotherapist by background and heads up the Same Employer team and operations at WHC. Across her 20 years of experience she has held management positions within the rehabilitation sector, has worked as an injury management advisor for a large multinational company and currently owns a private practice in Physiotherapy.
Her commitment to provide professional quality services for injured workers ensures all stakeholders work together to deliver return to work and recovery at work outcomes for injured workers.
Michelle Burgess
CEO
As CEO Michelle heads up the teams at WHC. With more than three decades of health and safety , workers compensation, industrial advocacy and training experience Michelle brings a wealth of knowledge to all aspects of the business.
Michelle sits on the WorkSafe Australia Expert Panel for Workers Compensation. Her leadership of the organisation has led to partnerships forged with various union bodies to ensure quality occupational rehabilitation services are provided to unions members as well as the broader community.
Matthew Buxton
Different Employer Manager
Matthew has 20 years of experience in workplace rehabilitation and redeployment services. Prior to this Matthew worked in the state healthcare system as a Registered Nurse.
Matthew is the head of the WHC Different Employer team to assist workers return to work or find new work. His passion and commitment to providing worker focused services ensures the best possible outcome for injured workers.
Mission
To provide quality worker focused injury management and workplace rehabilitation services which results in workers returning to safe and durable employment.
Values
- We are independent and worker focused
- We promotes respect, responsibility and accountability
- We are sensitve to the diversity of all stakeholders
Vision
- To continually campaign for change for working people
- Strive to be the leading provider of workplace rehabilitation, injury management, health, safety, welfare and education of workers and the community.
Based on extensive experience.
Australia’s oldest running workplace injury services provider
Established in the early 1970s, the Workers Health Centre is Australia’s oldest workers health and safety and return to work service.
The Workers Health Centre is used by trade unions, employers including some of Australia’s largest companies and organisations, government departments, local councils and community organisations.
The WHC provides services to some of Australia’s largest companies and organisations. Our clients include: Australia Post; Australian Defence Industries; Boeing; BIC Ltd; Freight Corp; Historic Houses Trust; Lendlease; Multiplex; NRMA; Nestle Australia; NSW Cancer Council; Qantas; State Library of NSW; State Rail; Sydney City Council; Sydney Ferries; Tip Top Bakeries and the University of Sydney.
Workers Health prides itself on proving quality evidence based services that include:
- Injury management and return to work services
- Work,Health and Safety advice and training
- Ergonomic assessment and advice
- Audiological services
- Clinical services
Our Granville premises has a reference library with an extensive collection of publications and documents on OH&S. These include the ILO Encyclopedia of OH&S, Codes of Practice, Australian Standards and international and local journals on health and safety. The library hours are from 10 am to 4pm, Monday to Friday (please note that materials may not be removed from the library).
Our core values that prove different
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The Workers Health Centre is defined by its values. The values underpin the Centre’s performance, integrity, professionalism, reputation and responsive service to its clients and stakeholders.
The Workers Health Centre:
- We place the health, well-being, welfare and safety of staff, clients and visitors to the Centre as a priority
- We strong promote respect, responsibility and accountability
- We are sensitive to the diversity of our clients, staff members, stakeholders and visitors
- Our conduct is highly professional
- We promote integrity and honesty
- We help provide a workplace that is free of harassment and discrimination
- We strive to perform to the highest ethical standards
- Upfront and honest advice to management, clients, staff and stakeholders, visitors
- We deliver outcomes fairly, equitably, effectively courteously, and for value
- We provide leadership in Occupational Health and Safety
- We love to provide a fair system of review and appeal
- We take on feedback and contributions from staff, clients, stakeholders and visitors
2000+
Clients
1600
Successful cases attended to
$160,000,000+
Compensation claims