How to create a comprehensive return-to-work program that helps injured or ill employees recover while contributing to the workplace, ensuring productivity is maintained.
The legal requirements employers must follow to accommodate workers under Canadian laws, including workers’ compensation, human rights, and occupational health and safety regulations.
Practical guidance on supporting employees’ safe return to work, minimizing compensation costs, and fostering a positive workplace environment during recovery.
A return-to-work program (sometimes referred to as work reintegration) provides an ill or injured worker who is fit for duty with suitable and available work, allowing the worker to recover while performing safe accommodated work. A return-to-work program can support the worker’s active recovery, keep a valued worker in the workplace, and limit costs, including workers’ compensation costs.