The first conversation is vital.  What you do at the time of injury – before the employee has even left the workplace – has a huge impact on how the whole RTW process plays out. Always acknowledge the injury or problem, ask for the employee's input, and be proactive about encouraging medical care where appropriate. Don’t play the blame game. Instead, focus on what the organisation can do to help the worker. &n...

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ReturnToWorkSA has partnered with Return to Work Matters to provide South Australian Return to Work Coordinators with a free online resource. This website gives coordinators access to practical injury management tools and instructive articles that summarize the findings of evidence based research.