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A fact sheet about shoulder pain, including workplace contributions and solutions
Keep workers and reduce sick leave with a dose of sick leave sugar (and a dash of lemon!)
Advice on how to bite the signs of disengagement - before they bite you
This final instalment provides tips for helping anxious employees maintain their cool and remain...
There are three golden rules for small business owners who doubt the work-relatedness of an...
Everything you need to know about back pain and RTW in one hit!
Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson and Gabrielle Lis
Workers struggle to listen and be heard. How does this affect them?
A quick guide to the advantages and basic techniques of active listening.
Part One - What are the barriers to good doctor / employer relationships?
These practical industry insights will save you from having to grow an extra pair of arms...
RTW motivation can be hard to muster...Unless you've had your dose of the RTWMatters...
Missing the zing in your step? Here's some help to refresh at work and steps to getting in the...
Supervisors apathetic about RTW? You gotta bust that apathy ASAP!
Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Gabrielle Lis
Maximise the chances of great RTW outcomes by avoiding these bad boys.
What happens in the first five minutes after injury affects health outcomes and costs. And your...
How to recognise doctors who are good communicators - and why it's in your interest to seek them...
Need some ammunition to make the case for investment in health and wellbeing? Look no further...
Ignoring the non-physical causes of musculoskeletal problems leads to very poor outcomes in this...
Getting back to work after illness or injury can be daunting. Stick to our top ten, however, and...
Remember how your mum taught you to turn lemons into lemonade? In this series of bite-sized...
Supervising return to work ain't easy...unless you've read our latest top ten!
To help an employee return to work after a stress claim, our ten tips start with proactivity and...
Dutch occupational physician Frederieke Schaafsma describes a new Netherlands system of return...
Changes to your injury management system can help reduce claim duration.
After return to work coordinators expressed to us a lack of formal guidance in their role as...
Productive employment probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of...
Dr William Shaw takes us behind the (research) scenes at Liberty Mutual in the US.
What does "evidence based medicine" refer to exactly, and why should we care to know?
Stress claims commonly build up over time, until the person reaches a point where they can't...
With dignity and respect, self-responsibility and supportive relationships, return to work after...
The final article in the motivation series looks at the strategies and techniques of...
We don't talk enough about the poor outcomes associated with workers' compensation.
Even if they want to it doesn't mean they can, even if they can it doesn't mean they will.
How an employer and employee can do the right thing and yet have a bad experience too
The first half of RTW Matter's interview with Dr Hari Dhir.
In this and subsequent articles on Deanne's case, we learn about her WorkCover journey and hear...
A worker has several months off work after experiencing acute back pain. Her eventual return to...
From the Institute for Health and Productivity Management.
Why is it then that cancer survivors have less access to help with rehabilitation post-treatment?