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Victoria’s Returned to Work Rate remains unchanged over the last 12 months. 84% of injured Victorians in the survey had returned to work at some point between their claim being lodged and the survey.  This is the same as 2011–12.

Over the last 12 months there has been a 1% improvement in the Current Return to Work Rate in Victoria. This is now equivalent to the national average at 77%.

The Returned to Work Rate is the percentage of cases where the worker returned to work at some stage between the time of the lodging their claim and the time of the survey. They may or may not have remained at work.  The Returned to Work Rate is equivalent to the Return to Work Rate recorded in earlier versions of the Monitor.

The Current Return to Work Rate is the percentage of workers who had returned to work and were working at the time of the survey, 7 to 9 months after submitting their claim.   The Current Return to Work Rate is equivalent to the Durable Return to Work Rate reported in earlier versions of the monitor.