WorkCover Industry Classifications (WICs)

Every accident insurance policy has a WorkCover Industry Classification (WIC) code. We use your WIC to group your business and calculate your workers’ compensation premium.

A WIC is a code we assign to your policy

It helps us classify your business and group it with others that do similar work, so we can:

• calculate industry risk and performance
• work out how much premium you should pay.

We assign your WIC by what work you mainly do

We look at the main activity of your business to work out which WIC to assign.

This is often the activity you invoice your customers for.

It doesn’t always reflect what individual workers do day to day.

For example, think about a cleaning business

They might employ:

• cleaners
• administration workers
• accountants
• drivers.

Even though these workers have different roles, if the business provides cleaning services to customers, that’s the main business activity.

The other workers support that activity.

National standards help guide our classifications

We base our WICs on a national system published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, called the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC).

ANZSIC is designed to make industry data consistent and easier to compare across regions.

Where you can find WIC information

Check your WIC online

1. Log in to WorkCover Connect
   You’ll need your username and password. Forgotten your login details? You can reset them securely online.
2. Click ‘Insurance’, then ‘Premium simulator’
   You’ll find it in the left side menu once you log in.

Your WIC will be listed near the top of the page.

View the Queensland Government Gazette

All WICs, and more information about the purpose of WICs, are published in the Queensland Government Gazette.

How we work out your WIC

Many businesses fit clearly into a single WIC.

To find the right WIC for your policy, we look at:

• the goods or services your business provides
• your operating costs
• the activities you present yourself as doing (or being ready and able to do)
• the relevant ANZSIC category
• your claims history (if you have one)
• which activity generates the most revenue and wages
• how many workers you have in each business activity.

Not every business activity in Queensland has its own WIC

If you run a specialised business, this may apply to you.

In this case, we'll assign the WIC that most closely describes your main business activity.

For example, a business that specialises in industrial rope access inspections

This type of work doesn’t have its own WIC.

In this case, we:

• Look at what the business mainly does, which is inspection and maintenance at heights.
• Assign the WIC that most closely matches that activity.

When more than one WIC may apply

We usually assign one WIC per policy, because most businesses mainly do one type of work.

If your business has more than one main business activity, you may need more than one WIC.

You may be eligible for more than one WIC if your business runs separate and distinct activities

This can apply if:

• your business does more than one type of work, and
• those activities operate from separate locations, and
• each activity can operate on its own, without relying on the other.

If you think your business needs more than one WIC, contact us and we'll make sure you have the right cover.

For example, if you run two different businesses

If they each:

• have their own workers, customers, operating costs and income, and
• operate from different locations

you may need more than one WIC.

When one activity exists to support another

We usually treat this as one business activity and assign one WIC.

For example, a warehouse that exists to support a manufacturing process.

WICs for labour hire and group training businesses

There are different rules if you run a labour hire or group training business.

You may need more than one WIC because your workers:

• are supplied to other businesses
• work across different industries.

Not sure what applies to your business?

Contact us. We're here to help.

If your WIC needs to be changed

You can apply to change your WIC if:

• your main business activity has changed, or
• you believe we've incorrectly assigned your WIC.

Contact us as soon as possible so we can talk it through with you.

If you think your WIC is incorrect

Contact us. We'll talk with you about your business and explain our decision.

If you have new information

We may be able to change your WIC if you give us new information that supports a different classification.

If there’s no new information, we can’t change our decision.

If you’re not satisfied after speaking with us

You can seek a review of your WIC with the Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Services.