‘I’m pulling through because of you’ — how co-workers’ and supervisors’ support helps RTW
Lauren Finestone
A study highlights the importance of support from co-workers and direct supervisors in successful RTW after injury.The It Pays to Care policy highlighted that the workplace is the single greatest influence on RTW outcomes — more influential than scheme operation, case management and the individual characteristics of the worker. A Canadian study that explored the experience of 93 workers on workers’ comp as they returned to work after a work-related psychological or musculoskeletal injury underscores the crucial role that supervisors and co-...