Articles tagged under ‘Supervisors’

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• Happiness as a healing tool? — 5 strategies for supporting injured workers

  Did you know that by fostering happiness at work, RTW professionals and employers can support injured workers’ recovery?

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• Psychological safety in the workplace — Part 2: bridging the ‘safety gap’

  Research shows there's often a gap between the psychosocial support leaders say they’re providing and the hazards team members report they are experiencing. Why is this so? And what can we do to bridge that gap?

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• Psychological safety in the workplace — Part 1: moving beyond risk assessment and compliance

  To create psychologically safe workplaces, leaders need to go beyond just assessing risk and focus on leveraging existing strengths to eliminate or reduce these risks.

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• Webinar recording — Managing the relationship with an injured or ill worker during return to work: A guide for supervisors in small and medium businesses

  This webinar discusses a guide that helps supervisors support and communicate with workers and facilitate their return to work. It discusses the project's goals, design process and the lessons learned about small to medium enterprises.

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• Getting the workplace onside

  A guide to help insurance case managers, RTW Coordinators and rehabilitation providers motivate immediate supervisors and senior managers to better manage work injury.

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• Help drive better health for truckies

  Help us improve the health & wellbeing of truck drivers with a new program from the Driving Health Team at Monash University.

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• Supervisor training package launch: Early bird opportunity

  Managing return to work and injury - A Supervisor Training Package

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• The research and analysis behind our new training package for supervisors

  Dr Wyatt describes the six years of research, reflection and experimentation that have gone into RTWMatters' new hybrid training package for supervisors.

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• Supportive supervisors see more RTW

  Australian data shows that supervisors who are seen to promote physical and psychological safety, and acknowledge injury when it does occur, see more RTW.

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• Webinar recording: Supervisors and co-workers, vital but often overlooked links in RTW

  This webinar explores evidence on how supervisors and coworkers can influence RTW, and how to get them involved productively

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• Role Summary: Supervisors

  While the employee has the greatest influence over return to work outcomes, supervisor input is not far behind. Supervisors can make an enormous difference to the success of an employee’s return to work.

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• Webinar Recording: Supervisor Training

  This webinar presentation with PIEF discusses the impact of training supervisors on return to work outcomes.

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• Examining supervisor competencies and return to work

  Competencies supervisors need to affect positive RTW outcomes for workers suffering musculoskeletal and mental health conditions.

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• Why train supervisors and line managers in return to work?

  A Powerpoint presentation on the whys and wherefores of supervisor training in RTW management.

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• Supervisors up to scratch?

  If we can train good superheros (ahem - take yours truly for example) then surely we can train good supervisors.

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• Supervisors apathetic about RTW?

  Six apathy-busting tips for when supervisors just don't seem to care about managing RTW.

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• Supervising wellbeing

  How do managers and supervisors impact the mental and emotional wellbeing of their team? Is it possible to manage in a way that promotes good mental and emotional health?

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• Train for success

  Workers expect more from supervisors than supervisors are prepared to give - but training can build a RTW bridge!

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• Supervisor support shields employees from the effects of workplace bullying

  Workers who receive support from their supervisors are less likely to experience bullying or distress and the desire to leave their jobs when bullying does occur.

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• Workplace conflict — a big risk factor for sick leave

  A new study found that conflicts in the workplace — particularly with supervisors — are an important risk factor for sick leave among workers. The good news is, we can do something about it.

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• The high cost of losing value at work

  Supervisors need to recognise that workers who feel socially devalued at work suffer health and wellbeing consequences, according to experts who conducted a massive review of the available research.

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• What hurts worse, trauma or workplace insensitivity?

  For ambulance workers, mental health issues result not just from exposure to traumatic events, but from more mundane workplace stressors including the way managers respond to their distress.

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• And the support goes to…?

  Supportive employers see more RTW. Now Australian research has identified what influences the amount of support on offer.

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• Worker perspectives on back pain, heavy manual labour and sickness absence

  Danish researchers conclude that ergonomics training can cause confusion and stress, while supportive supervisors make it easier for workers to stay at work with a sore back.

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• Protective powers of supervisor safety support

  Worker survey says supervisors act as a safety net when other aspects of the working environment increase vulnerability to injury.

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• Supervisors who react with support can help injured workers return to the job

  Study examining return to work and social support finds importance of supervisors’ first reaction to injury

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• Supervisor training wasted without support from the top?

  Before your organisation invests in supervisor training, ask whether the organisational culture reinforces or contradicts the lessons you think supervisors need to learn.

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• Supervisors reveal anxieties about mental health

  Supervisors describe mental health-related work absences as unpredictable and worrisome. How might supervisor anxiety affect RTW outcomes?

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• Super Support

  Experienced supervisors list ten ways they understand and support injured workers

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• Work Versus Return to Work?

  Supervisors say that balancing competing demands is an integral part of supporting RTW

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• Supervisors know RTW is a team sport

  What competencies do supervisors think they need to manage the impact of RTW on teams and coworkers?

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• Supervisor self-care

  Supervising RTW can be challenging, both emotionally and professionally. What supports are available? What self-care approaches work best?

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• The downside of accommodation

  A look at the challenges faced by supervisors obliged to oversee modified duties in a workplace under stress

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• Back to basics: RTW plans

  What aspects of RTW planning are the most important, according to supervisors and rehabilitation professionals? Not the bells and whistles but the basics.

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• Supervisors and the bureaucracy of RTW

  In order to support RTW, supervisors must understand injury management systems and processes. But ticking the boxes is not their most important role...

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• Popularity contest

  Rehabilitation professionals see the personal qualities of supervisors (e.g. honesty, fairness and diplomacy) as vital RTW offerings. Is emotional intelligence key?

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• Research reveals top ten supervisor skills for RTW

  Honesty, respect for privacy, job knowledge and tough love all make the list of supervisor skills that promote return to work, as rated by rehabilitation professionals. What tops it?

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• Support or confrontation?

  Supervisors discuss whether support is enough to keep workers with MSDs at work, or whether a confrontational approach is sometimes necessary.

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• Profile: Supervisors who support modified duties

  Supervisors who show concern and respect for workers, who have the autonomy to make decisions about job modifications, and who rate their organisation highly in terms of disability management are likely to support modified duties.

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• Is RTW training for supervisors worth it?

  Training gives supervisors clarity and confidence; and clear, confident supervisors support RTW.

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• The super-view of super-RTW

  What do supervisors think about multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation programs?