Return-to-Work Planning: From Injury to Return to Work

Summary:

Explores the importance of return-to-work (RTW) planning and the role employers play in supporting an early, safe, and sustainable return to work for injured employees.

• Outlines practical strategies employers can use to help injured workers remain at work or return as soon as possible following an injury.
• Introduces graduated return-to-work (GRTW) planning and explains the differences between modified hours and modified job demands.
• Highlights the benefits of initiating the return-to-work process early and maintaining communication throughout recovery.
• Reviews key stages of the claims management process and emphasizes how proactive employer involvement and collaboration with WCB can improve recovery and return-to-work outcomes.

Intended Audience:

• Employers, supervisors, HR professionals, and return-to-work coordinators seeking to better understand the return-to-work planning process and develop effective strategies to support injured workers through early, safe, and sustainable returns to work.