Many injured workers believe their employer hinders their recovery – Return to Work Matters

Return to Work Matters talks about injured employees' believing their employer can often hinder their return to work by not helping them return or not having policies and procedures in place.
 
Jan. 28, 2009 - PRLog -- Many injured workers believe their employer hinders their recovery – Return to Work Matters

A national return to work report, prepared for The Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities last year, shows that one in four injured workers throughout Australia and New Zealand believe that management do not do enough to get them back to work.  Nor do they have clear policies and procedures about returning injured workers to work.

One in four also identify at least one person making it harder for them to return to work with the majority stating it was their supervisor or employer that hindered their progress.  Statistics shows that these workers were less likely to have a durable return to work compared to those who found those involved in the RTW process to be helpful.

”Return to Work Matters,” an online resource and network for employers and return to work professionals, regularly publishes research translations that confirm the findings that both employer responses and the employee’s beliefs about their employers attitude impacts on recovery.

“With all this evidence, employers should not only be educating themselves on best practice”, says Return to Work Matters’ General Manager Cheryl Griffiths. “But should be passing this knowledge on to their employees so everyone knows exactly where they stand.  Employees look to their employers for advice on training, superannuation, wages and OH&S, yet when it comes to return to work after injury or illness, workers are often left to their own devices.”

“The Return to Work Matters website was developed to provide this much needed knowledge to employers,” says Ms Griffiths. “The site includes access to advice, handbooks and guides, case studies, tools, and includes links to resources that influence compensation, absenteeism and workplace culture.  It is a vital knowledge tool for return to work professionals”.

Return to Work Matters are currently re-launching their site with many new resources; most notably a comprehensive database with descriptive links to over 200 of the best RTW resources and websites worldwide.  From medical to people, workplace or system issues, if it’s important to illness or injury rehabilitation then it’s on their site.  

To promote best practice and knowledge transfer to employers and those facilitating return to work, RTWMatters is offering free, non-subscription access to the hoard and news sections and welcome suggestions of additional resources.

Return to Work Matters is guided by people who have for decades taken leadership roles in occupational medicine, return to work facilitation, policy development and professional network support.

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For further information or comment, please contact:
Cheryl Griffiths
General Manager
Return To Work Matters - www.rtwmatters.org  
Ph: 03 9866 6376
cherylgriffiths@rtwmatters.org

Sources

HWCA – 2007/2008 Australia & New Zealand Return To Work Monitor  
Prepared July 2008 by Campbell Research & Consulting Pty Ltd.

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Return to Work Matters is an online resource and network for return to work professionals, and assists in helping employers to facilitate an injured employee’s return to work.
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