Do employees really try to stay out of work longer than necessary when they get injured on the job? To accurately answer this question, there are two key factors that need to be looked at – the employee’s personality and the conditions surrounding your return to work program. In order to weed out the few […]
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Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe in your employees? Do you believe that every job assignment makes a company flow and is just as important as the next? Do you believe that if any employee is injured, it affects the entire company? Take time to think that if any one of your employees was
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Let’s get this straight you have employees that: Have a specific job goal Are willing to participate Have a deficit of their physical, emotional, functional, and occupational abilities Are at the point that a modified work program would not be prohibited Are they at home collecting dust? Goodness, I hope not! Let’s get them in a
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The workers’ compensation system is filled with complex relationships and competing agendas. It can be confusing or even exasperating for an employee who must navigate this system alone. Employees need an advocate they can rely on while in the workers’ compensation system. The employer must be that advocate. By investing in prevention and early return-to-work
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The cost of on-the-job injuries can counteract every effort a company makes to maximize productivity, client service, and profits. The massive costs associated with these injury claims are an indication that companies are struggling to balance the need for a safe, productive work environment with the demand to increase efficiencies and improve profit margin. But
Workplace Injuries Cost Businesses Like Yours $554 Billion in 2003 Read More »
By providing injured workers with meaningful projects and ongoing training, The Health and Wellness Room keeps employees from falling “out-of-sight, out-of-mind” and returns employees to work 50 percent faster than disability leave spent at home. Here is how it works: Injured workers attend classes to learn about safety and proper medical treatment. Proof:Positive staff coordinates
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