Our professional & friendly team
We have a dynamic and friendly team ready to assist you with any questions you may have!
Matthew Buxton
Operations Manager
Matthew commenced his career as a Registered Nurse working in a Local Health District in a Rehabilitation Department providing care for people following orthopaedic surgery and cerebrovascular accident. He also worked in the Aged Care Sector as Care Manager.
Matthew has 25 years’ experience in the NSW Workers Insurance Scheme holding positions of consultant, senior consultant, team leader, injury management advisor in a scheme agent, injury management consultant in a large complex multinational organisation, different employer service manager and managing director. He has provided care, advice and direction for people needing assistance with vocational redirection following significant injury preventing them from being able to perform pre-injury duties. Mathew has made submissions for review of the workers compensation scheme in the NSW Parliament.
Mr Buxton seeks to serve the community by ensuring people have access to assistance, advice and guidance to recover from injury and where necessary find new meaning in life.
Peter Remfrey
CEO
Peter was appointed as CEO from June 2019. His role is to
- provide leadership to assist the WHC to continue to undertake the its critically important work delivering independent professional rehabilitation services to injured workers;
- stakeholder engagement (including unions, employers, insurers, and our regulators) to maintain and expand the business
Peter has worked in the not for profit sector as the Secretary of the Police Association of NSW, is a trustee of Unions NSW, Chair of the Police Bank a qualified Mediator has an Economics Degree (USyd) and is a graduate of the AICD’s Company Director’s course. Peter served as a member of the NSW Government’s Workers Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Council from 2006 to 2012 and has been appointed as a stakeholder representative on the Nominal Insurer Advisory Committee.
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 core values that prove different
each time
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