Articles tagged under ‘Transitional / modified duties’

Articles 1 - 29 of 29

• Webinar recording — Thrive at Work: Prevent harm through SMART work design

  Evidence-based strategies for organisations to support employees across the full spectrum of mental health in the workplace

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• Accommodating long-haul Covid-19 at work

  Practical advice for accommodating non-infectious workers with persistent Covid symptoms during RTW. Plus information about Covid-19 transmission and indoor ventilation.

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• Webinar recording: A work-design focused Return to Work process

  Meredith Carr discusses how to effectively implement a work-design focused RTW process and the benefits that are gained by adopting evidence-based work design principles.

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• Too ashamed to return to work

  Shame feeds aggression and avoidance: barriers to RTW. How can workplaces and treating practitioners foster empowerment and pride instead?

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• (Home) working it!

  Accentuate the positives and eliminate the negatives of remote work, with this strategic guide to making the most of working from home.

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• Ten benefits of working from home

  Whether you're a full time remote worker, recovering from injury or illness, or practising social distancing during a pandemic, understanding the benefits of working from home can help you accentuate the positives of a stint in the home office.

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• Ten challenges of working and recovering at home

  Whether it's because of a work injury or a pandemic, many of us have periods of working from home. Understanding the challenges of home office life can help remote workers stay connected and thrive.

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• Webinar recording: Online Functional Job Dictionaries

  Maximising their benefit in your workplace

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• Webinar Recording: The role of the medical certificate in identifying and managing RTW barriers

  Physiotherapist Harry Papagoras discusses how medical certificates can be used to identify return to work barriers and implement effective management strategies.

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• Webinar Recording: Participatory Ergonomics & Manual Handling

  This presentation will discuss how “Participatory Ergonomic” principles can be considered and implemented to increase workplace involvement in effectively controlling manual handling risks.

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• Webinar Recording: Getting stuck on modified duties - a case discussion

  Deborah Howard, a US return to work manager, faces many of the same issues Australian employers and insurers deal with.

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• Turning a dead-end into a new start

  An individualised, flexible re-training program aimed at giving people confidence may be key to returning workers to employment.

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• Returning to hard work

  Genius, they say, is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. This case study looks at how four people's creativity and perseverance allows for a return to heavy physical work.

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• The OT way

  What do gardening, work and dancing have in common? According to Occupational Therapist Sven Roehrs, each is an "occupation" and each has the potential to improve health and promote rehabilitation.

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• How do I find meaningful alternate duties?

  Here we respond to a common RTW Coordinator question.

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• "How do I find meaningful alternate duties?"

  We respond to a common RTW Coordinator question.

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• Telecommuting and return to work

  The pros and cons of working from home when returning to work.

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• Outside the city, outside the square

  In a close-knit rural community, one RTWC's resourceful approach transforms a movement-limiting spinal injury into a business and career opportunity.

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• Let's get loud

  Taking ages to recover and return to regular duties after a workers' compensation claim? Make some noise!

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• Who gets involved in modifying duties - and how?

  Who has control over organising modified duties in your workplace - and what are the pros and cons of having them in charge?

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• Top ten tips for super smooth supervising of RTW

  Supervising return to work ain't easy...unless you've read our latest top ten!

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• Diamond discovered while down in the dumps about return to work.

  A new UK report finds that RTW depression is widespread, even when physical illness is the reason for work absence. Employers can make a difference.

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• On-site injury management

  A chapter summary from the book 'Moving in on occupational injury' exploring the benefits of on-site medical presence.

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• Quality control in RTW: Spend less, achieve more

  In the case of Mr S, a well managed return to work system saves an employer $$ and provides good outcomes for a worker with anxiety.

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• Staying off work - when is it unnecessary and why does it matter?

  Ensuring those who don't need to be away from work get back as soon as possible is best for all.

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• Complacency in return to work programs does not produce good outcomes

  An injured worker, with knee injuries and heart condition, is made redundant and has to deal with the concern that no other employer will take him on.

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• Ignoring a problem will only make it worse.

  A cleaner works through increasing pain levels for more than two years before reporting her difficulties. By this time she is unable to perform her pre-injury duties and is forced into a longer term rehabilitation program.

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• Loss of motivation is common when people remain on part-time modified duties

  A project manager develops an overuse injury and is still on part-time restricted duties after many months.

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• When adequate rehabilitation is not enough

  A long-term stable worker sustains a significant hip injury. While he has returned to work on restricted duties, a long term view is needed.

Archived Articles 1 - 2 of 2

• Retail recession + squatting scandals = GrannyGate for Myer

  A case study in RTW and bad PR

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• Fit notes innovative yet blindingly obvious

  It's a shame that something so clearly beneficial to injured workers is being done by so few.

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• The OT perspective on RTW and cancer

  Occupational Therapists (OTs) say people returning to work after cancer are likely to face physical, emotional and cognitive challenges. Optimism, combined with a realistic view of the probable difficulties and employer support, helps ease the RTW process

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• Digging up trouble

  Macho workplace cultures and frictional compensation systems yield financial and emotional stress for miners with back injuries.

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• Accommodating arthritis for men and women

  Workers with arthritis are offered accommodations at work but around 40% still don’t get what they need, according to research from Canada. Does gender help predict who’s likely to miss out?

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• Relaxation saves sleep from rude supervisors and co-workers

  Workplace incivility and poorer sleep go hand in hand - unless you know how to switch off from work and relax. Good to know - and to share with injured workers...

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• Co-worker collateral

  Return to work processes are designed to help injured workers recover on the job but co-workers can suffer collateral damage. How can we limit the fallout?

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• Team players or nay-sayers?

  Five things that make or break co-worker support for modified duties during the early days of return to work.

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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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• 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.