Many Return To Work coordinators stuggle to get support from management to create a best practice injury management system. Trying to change culture, improve morale, reduce injuries, lower premiums and improve RTW outcomes without senior management buy-in can be an uphill battle.

Assisting the RTW coordinator and employees through showing commitment to best practice return to work is good business for seniot management.

The Workplace System Handbook gives senior management a good overview and includes four cases for a best practice system:

• The business case
• The ethical case
• The corporate image case
• The legal case

It also provides management with valuable information on:

• Key players roles and responsibilities
• Assessing your current system - and advice on how it can be improved
• Eight injury reporting 'must-haves'
• Size matters: Choosing the right system for your organisation
• The six key elements of best practice RTW culture
• Understanding, calculating and using costs.

Knowledgable senior managers and CEOs will know that providing best-practice knowledge, support and training resources for their RTW Coordinators and Injury Management teams and supporting their employees, will in turn improve return to work outcomes, productivity and the bottom line. 

There are many reasons why your organisation should include all staff involved in return to work, as part of the www.rtwmatters.org membership. Group memberships start from $792 for 6 staff members ( $132 per person) annually. Join today and receive the Injury and Case Management Handbook , the Workplace Systems Handbook & the Health and Well being Toolkit for business, as a thank you for becoming a group member.

Corporate group memberships are capped at $3300 inc gst for an unlimited number of staff to access these resources. Contact cherylgriffiths@rtwmatters.org to find out more information about how Return to Work Matters can tailor a membership package to suit your organisation's needs.