DESCRIPTION: Employer response to injury impacts employee recovery. This study identifies where employers go wrong and how to fix it!

Take Home Messages: Organisational responses impact employee recovery. These responses are influenced by injury characteristics (eg. gradual onset of injury) as well as by employee demographics (eg. age and gender).  Fairness is a skill that can be taught. Supervisors should be trained to identify their reactions to injured workers, and to provide positive support regardless of injury characteristics and employee demographics. Positive ...