3.
REHABILITATION / RETURNING AFTER SICKNESS
We
work proactively with our clients, their employees and their medical
advisors to facilitate the gradual return to work after an accident
or illness. Each case is assessed on its merits.
General Principals:
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The rehabilitation
facility is not normally applied unless the individual has been
off sick for at least 4 weeks.
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Usually
the process is completed over a two week but does not normally
exceed 4 weeks.
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We do
not use the term “light duties”. We make specific
recommendations, working with the employee and their manager,
based on our detailed understanding of the roles, tasks and workplace
culture.
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As health
professionals we are bound by the rules of medical confidentiality:
we do not disclose clinical details without the specific informed
consent of the individual on each occasion. Accordingly we normally
specify that a given individual is either:
- Fit;
- Fit subject to specified restrictions for a defined period
of time; or
- Unfit
