WorkplaceNL’s assessment rate – or the amount employers pay WorkplaceNL each year – will drop in 2027.
The average assessment rate is going down by 4 per cent to $1.66 per $100 of payroll – that’s down from $1.71 in 2026.
Workplace NL sets its assessment rate each year to cover estimated benefits to injured workers and costs to administer the system.
The drop in the coming year is due to growth in employer payroll which spreads the costs across a larger base.
