Work Rehabilitation & Return-to-work
Sickness absence needs to be managed. Easing your employees back into the workplace safely can only be financially beneficial to your business. We can design return-to-work programmes to suit your company, to re-introduce and develop tolerance to work tasks, thus aiding a speedy return to the workplace.
How it Works
- The advice may include designing a programme of work tasks for an employee, to strengthen and increase stamina and to help them get back into the work routine.
- The return-to-work schedule of hours is negotiated, and advice is given on how to gradually increase the working hours over several weeks.
- The therapist can attend meetings to ensure a smooth process of return-to-work and aid communication between all involved parties.
- Following return-to-work, to provide regular monitoring of the employee in the workplace, and support of both the employee and employer through the process.
Benefits
- Speeds up the return-to-work process and reduces costs.
- Improves communication and co-ordination of approach.
- Monitors, supports and guides the return-to-work process.
- Identifies, tackles and solves barriers in the return-to-work process.
- Achieve 'reasonable adjustments' under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Disability Discrimination Act 2005
Suitability