You can enter the Pre-Injury Gross Earnings on either a weekly or yearly basis.

Weekly

If you know the weekly earnings, you can enter them directly into the field. Alternatively, you can use the calculator to generate this figure by entering the hourly rate and the hours worked per week.

Yearly

To enter yearly earnings instead, click the dropdown and select per year. You can also calculate the yearly income by entering the hourly rate and the hours worked per week.

Enter periods of unpaid leave by selecting the Start and End Dates. Under SIRA guidelines, each period must comprise at least seven consecutive days. Multiple entries may be added or removed as required.

Enter any non-monetary benefits received in the designated field.

If the worker has income from other employment, enter the employer’s name and the corresponding weekly earnings. Additional employers can be added or removed as required.

NEW To assist with filling out the calculator, we have created a Summary of PIAWE and Economic Loss Records (Prompt) that should pull the relevant data and calculations from the matter correspondence. It automatically extracts relevant data and calculations from the matter correspondence.

The Total PIAWE is calculated automatically as you enter information.

You can then generate the Pre-Injury Average Weekly Earnings (PIAWE) Form [LL-NSW-PI-0272] by clicking the Generate Precedent button. The form will be pre-filled with the information entered above.

Select Calculate Weekly Payments to proceed to the next tab, which outlines weekly payment entitlements.

Enter the worker’s Whole Person Impairment (WPI) percentage. If no WPI applies, enter 0.

Specify whether the worker currently has No Capacity or Partial Incapacity.
If Partial Incapacity is selected, also enter the hours worked per week and the worker’s weekly earnings.

This section shows the expected weekly compensation amount for each of the entitlement periods based on the previous information provided as well as the corresponding calculation method.