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Quality of work predicts mental health

contributorRTWMatters team

There is a strong link between work quality and mental health, and some workers are slugged by multiple psychosocial negatives, according to new Canadian / Australian research.

Webinar recording - Thrive at Work: Prevent harm through SMART work design

contributorSajani Fernando

Evidence-based strategies for organisations to support employees across the full spectrum of mental health in the workplace

Webinar recording: A work-design focused Return to Work process

contributorMeredith Carr

Meredith Carr discusses how to effectively implement a work-design focused RTW process and the benefits that are gained by adopting evidence-based work design principles.

Webinar recording: Online Functional Job Dictionaries

contributorHeidi Turbill

Maximising their benefit in your workplace

Case study: everyone has a role to play

contributorStefanie Garber

Employers and supervisors are key components of the return to work process. Without their support, a return to work program is unlikely to lead to a successful outcome.

Case study: Flexible approaches can kickstart cases

contributorStefanie Garber

Despite the best efforts of the return to work manager, some cases seem to make little progress. Looking beyond the physical injury for solutions can help boost a client's chances of returning to work.

Returning to hard work

contributorMary Harris

Genius, they say, is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. This case study looks at how four people's creativity and perseverance allowed for a return to heavy physical work.

SuperDoc (3) - On the importance of listening - and saying no.

contributorSuperDoc

Super Doc gives a super-spiel about the importance of listening - and saying no when you need to.

SuperDoc (2) - On medical certificates & common sense

contributorSuperDoc

The more we focus on the rules of a situation the less flexibility there is and the less common sense can prevail.

"How do I find meaningful alternate duties?"

contributorTom Barton

We respond to a common RTW Coordinator question.

Office ergonomics

contributorTom Barton

Keep your workers happy, healthy and productive! Find out why ergonomics is important and then use our top ten tips to improve workplace wellness.

Telecommuting and return to work

contributorTom Barton

The pros and cons of working from home when returning to work.

Let's get loud

contributorGabrielle Lis

Taking ages to recover and return to regular duties after a workers' compensation claim? Make some noise!

Common causes of workplace pain

contributorAnna Kelsey-Sugg

Understanding musculoskeletal pain will increase productivity and health.