Supporting the return to work
Support for the return to work is one part of the early support model. A successful support process lowers the threshold for an employee to return to work, accelerates the return from a sick leave and reinforces the desire to remain in working life. Support for the return to work also helps to reduce the costs accrued by an employer as a result of prolonged absences due to illness.
This page contains material concerning different methods for realising the return to work and for supporting the employee in question.
The duration of an employee’s incapacity for work can be decreased through regular communications between the workplace and the individual on sick leave, the assignment of a specific person to coordinate the return to work and the assessment of the workplace ergonomics by the occupational health service.
Source: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health: Occupational health service’s indicators – work ability management, monitoring and early support process indicators
The duration of an employee’s incapacity for work can be decreased through regular communications between the workplace and the individual on sick leave, the assignment of a specific person to coordinate the return to work and the assessment of the workplace ergonomics by the occupational health service.
Source: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health: Occupational health service’s indicators – work ability management, monitoring and early support process indicators
Support material for the return to work
Three paths for the return to work
Ways to support the return to work