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Research shows workers have poorer health outcomes if they are away from work for a long time. A...
Practical suggestions for how physiotherapists and other healthcare practitioners can provide...
A quick look at return to work data released by Safe Work Australia in 2019
A quarter of construction workers don’t report injuries. Why - and what are the consequences?
The researchers at the Insurance Work and Health Group at Monash University are offering a...
RTWMatters is Australia’s leading independent resource for return to work professionals:...
Ever looked at someone else’s injury management results and thought: I want what they’ve got?...
Dr Wyatt discusses the lessons for employers from Return to Work Survey findings
Dr Wyatt dug into the data on the outcomes and experiences of Australian workers who lodge...
In which we introduce the National Return to Work Survey, describe how Dr Wyatt has analysed the...
If an employee is suspected of 'gaming the system,' is it worth investigating the matter further...
This article takes you through some effective ways of making sure that your workplace systems...
Are injury management policies a mystery to you? This template should help.
An injury management policy provides broad guidelines on the company’s approach to injury...
Developing effective workplace systems can be challenging. It can also be difficult to know if...
Early reporting can have a huge impact on RTW outcomes, so the system used should be well-suited...
This survey article looks at how you use the RTW Matters website. What's useful? How do you use...
Effective RTW coordinators play a vital role in injury management and prevention. It's neither a...
IME stands for Independent Medical Examination. They are used for a variety of reasons,...
Senior management provides leadership for the team and sets the tone for the rest of the...
Fanol Isai from Catholic Homes won the “Return to Work Coordinator Excellence” WorkSafe Victoria...
Competencies supervisors need to affect positive RTW outcomes for workers suffering...
Employers and supervisors are key components of the return to work process. Without their...
The support offered to a worker with catastrophic injuries can be vital to the person's...
Flow charts detailing shoulder pain treatment
A research based look at the evidence on work contribution to knee osteoarthritis
If an organisation has a workers' compensation function that needs to be managed in-house, how...
If an organisation has a workers' compensation function that needs to be managed in-house, how...
We should no longer manage, we should lead...how many times have you heard that?
The 'bridge' between a proactive Health and Safety focus and Workers Compensation claims is...
Improving return to work rates means re-thinking leadership in the return to work system
Building social capital costs little but the potential benefits are priceless.
Injured workers are being further harmed by Australian compensation systems, according to an...
Dr Mary Wyatt and Stefanie Garber
Workers' compensation is plagued by low trust levels - increasing goodwill in the system could...
In this webinar, James Murray, Director Soft Tissue centre, will provide tips and real life...
Professor Katherine Lippel presents: Workers' compensation design: how rules and practices may...
Whether you're in OZ or the good ol' US of A, RTW is all about the love...
One should not only consider 'principles' in establishing a quality RTW process. 'Attitudes' are...