Return-to-Work Program
EMPLOYERS® is committed to helping our policyholders bring injured workers back to work as soon as is safely possible to medically appropriate transitional work. The value of an Early Return to Work program can be seen in a variety of ways:
- Increased productivity
- Reduced lost time
- Improved employee morale
- Fewer performance issues
- Faster resolution of claims
- Reduced claim costs
Basic services that assist in early return to work:
- Job Site Analysis: An on-site evaluation to help provide a detailed description of required technical skills and the physical requirements of a specific job.
- Ergonomic Evaluation: An on-site assessment of a specific job—or entire workplace—to evaluate the physical characteristics of the work area and how employees relate to their environment. The goal is to ensure the workplace is safe and efficient.
- Return-to-Work Coordination: Collaboration among the injured worker, employer and treating physician can facilitate early return to work.
Our early return to work specialists work with employers, employees, and medical providers to help bring injured employees back to work as soon as medically possible. In order to achieve the goal of early return to work, specialists may utilize pre-injury job descriptions, job site analysis, ergonomic evaluations, transitional employment opportunities and active intervention with the treating physician. Early return to work benefits include:
- Advances the goal of permanent return to work
- Promotes the healing process
- Relieves stress due to illness or injury
- Increases sense of job security
- Boosts employee morale
- Improves labor relations
- Involves management in employee recovery
- Faster recovery from injuries
- Reduces total medical treatment required
- Reduces lost work days
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