Workplace Rehabilitation Management

What Workplace Rehabilitation Management does

Workplace Rehabilitation Management (WRM) is an Australian, founder-led workplace rehabilitation and corporate wellness provider established in 1998 and headquartered in Bella Vista, NSW, with additional offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth. The firm coordinates recovery and return-to-work outcomes for employees who have sustained workplace injuries or illnesses, working on behalf of employers, employees, and insurers (notably SIRA-regulated workers' compensation schemes) across Australia.

WRM's core service offering is workplace rehabilitation case management, which is funded through workers' compensation insurance arrangements and is provided at no direct charge to employers. Complementary service lines include corporate wellness and prevention programs (safety training, pre-employment assessments, bullying and harassment awareness training delivered by degree-qualified psychologists) and the proprietary LeapForward™ psychosocial restoration program, an evidence-based 6-week intervention combining one-to-one coaching, specialist telecoaching, and workbook activities grounded in biopsychosocial and behavioural change models. Supporting offerings include vocational assessments, vocational counselling, job preparation/seeking assistance, and work trial/job cover placements through SIRA incentive programs.

The business model is primarily a managed services and professional services arrangement with two distinct revenue streams: workers' compensation rehabilitation services (billed per case to insurer/workers' compensation schemes) and corporate wellness programs (customized engagements priced per business requirement, typically multi-year contracts). Distribution is direct-to-client via field-based consultants, a referral-based intake system, and multi-channel content marketing (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, articles library). Customer base spans enterprise logistics (CouriersPlease, 2 Men & A Truck), gaming technology (Aristocrat), medical technology (Cochlear), industrial equipment (Conplant), franchise retail (Coffee Club), safety equipment (Smoke Alarms Australia), and government (Australian Government Department of Home Affairs).

Name

Workplace Rehabilitation Management

Legal name

Workplace Rehabilitation Management

Website

https://wrm.net.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Workplace Rehabilitation Management is an Australian, founder-led workplace rehabilitation and corporate wellness provider coordinating injury recovery and return-to-work services for employers, employees, and workers' compensation insurers across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Workplace/Occupational Rehab & Work Conditioning (HSADAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) & Digital Rehabilitation Platforms (HLALABAK), Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinics (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAFAG)

Keywords

• Workplace rehabilitation services
• Occupational rehabilitation
• Return-to-work services
• Corporate wellness programs
• Psychosocial support

Headquarters

HQ city

Regents Park

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Workers' Compensation Rehabilitation Services: WRM provides workplace rehabilitation services that are coordinated at no cost to businesses. The services are funded through workers' compensation insurance systems. Providers co-ordinate the rehabilitation process with employees and business owners to facilitate recovery at/return to work.
2. Corporate Wellness Programs: Best practice insights and health and wellbeing programs to help keep employees safer, healthier and happier. Services include safety training, pre-employment assessments, and programs for employee wellbeing and resilience tailored to individual business needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WRM provides workplace rehabilitation services that coordinate the recovery and return-to-work process for injured employees, liaising with treating medical professionals and developing individualised return-to-work schedules. This is complemented by corporate wellness programs offering preventative health, safety training, and pre-employment assessments, and the proprietary LeapForward™ 6-week psychosocial restoration program combining one-to-one coaching, specialist telecoaching and workbook activities.

Product overview

Workplace Rehabilitation Management (WRM) operates as a suite of integrated workplace rehabilitation and corporate wellness services, not a single unified software product. The core offering centres on workplace rehabilitation services that coordinate recovery and return-to-work processes for injured employees. This is complemented by the proprietary LeapForward™ psychosocial restoration program—a 6-week evidence-based coaching intervention—and Corporate Wellness Programs providing prevention and wellbeing initiatives. Supporting service features include Vocational Assessments, Vocational Counselling, Job Preparation Assistance, and Work Trial Placement Programs, all delivered through WRM's network of healthcare professionals across Australian offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LeapForward™: A smart technology and psychosocial restoration program designed to facilitate faster, sustainable recovery by addressing interconnected aspects of mental health, social functioning, and overall wellbeing. An evidence-based 6-week program developed on models of biopsychosocial health, behavioural change and progressive goal-attainment.

Products and services

• Workplace Rehabilitation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Recovery at work has been shown to be the most effective treatment - addressing both physical and psychosocial aspects of a worker's life
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SIRA (State Insurance Regulatory Authority)coreOthersWRM operates under regulatory oversight and may disclose personal information where required by governing bodies such as SIRA. They help workers and employers access SIRA recover at work incentive programs and consult about incentive programs to improve prospects of ongoing employment.
• Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation CommissioncoreOthersWRM may disclose personal information where under lawful duty of care to governing bodies such as the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Peers

• Allianz Care Australia:

Direct peers

• IPAR Rehabilitation: IPAR is one of Australia's largest occupational rehabilitation networks, delivering workplace rehab, return-to-work, and vocational services across all states. It overlaps with WRM on core workers' compensation case management and employer wellness offerings.
• Recovre: Recovre is an Australian workplace rehabilitation and injury management provider offering return-to-work, injury prevention, and wellbeing services to employers and insurers nationwide. It competes directly with WRM across the same workers' compensation customer base and service categories.
• Rehab Management: Rehab Management is an Australian occupational rehabilitation provider delivering injury management, return-to-work, and prevention services. It shares WRM's target customers (employers and insurers) and core service mix.
• Recovery Partners: Recovery Partners is an Australian occupational rehabilitation and workplace health provider with a national footprint. It competes with WRM in workers' compensation case management, injury prevention, and employer wellness.
• WorkFocus Australia: WorkFocus Australia delivers workplace rehabilitation, injury management, and employment services to insurers and employers nationally. It is a direct competitor in the same SIRA-regulated Australian rehab market.
• MAX Solutions: MAX Solutions provides occupational rehabilitation, employment, and workplace health services across Australia. It competes with WRM in workers' compensation rehabilitation and corporate wellbeing.
• Kairros (Konekt): Kairros, formerly Konekt, is a national workplace rehabilitation and employment services provider in Australia. It offers vocational rehabilitation and return-to-work services that directly overlap with WRM's core offerings.
• APM WorkCare: APM WorkCare is the workplace rehabilitation and injury management division of APM, a major global health and human services provider. It directly competes with WRM on workers' compensation case management and corporate wellness programs in Australia.

Emerging players

• Sonder Australia: Sonder is a digital employee wellbeing and safety platform offering 24/7 support, mental health resources, and workplace safety tools to Australian employers. It overlaps with WRM's corporate wellness segment as a technology-led alternative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WRM.aus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workplace-rehabilitation
• Instagraminstagram.com/wrmrehab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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