What is Return to Work

• Return to work explained

• • • A return to work program allows an employee to return to work after an injury or illness in a modified, limited, or light-duty capacity with the guidance and approval of a physician.
    • Sometimes the job role can be a temporary position.
    • The goal of RTW is to bring the worker back to their normal position as soon as they are fully recovered

• Why is it important

• • • Benefits your company’s culture
      • Better employee relations. 
      • Employees regain a sense of purpose by being at work and not at home.
    • Lost time from work is one of the largest, yet most controllable costs.
    • This is the most effective way to help control and anticipate costs associated with workers compensation insurance
    • It is one of the best ways to save money on your business insurance
    • The longer an employee is out of work, the harder it is to get them back to work.
      • This leads to more expensive insurance claims.
    • Keeps workers on their regular work schedule which increases their likelihood of returning to regular duties sooner.
    • Recovery is faster and more efficient if an employee has some kind of useful work to do.
    • Reduces Turnover – Helps keep experienced workers, which helps reduce time and money spent on recruiting, hiring, and training new employees

• How to implement a return to work program

• • You need to have an experienced and trained risk management professional to help you implement an effective return to work program.
  • Here at Texas Risk Partners, we don’t simply quote your insurance, we specialize in helping our clients implement these types of programs to help keep their employees safe, get them back to work fast, and lower their total cost of risk.
  • Schedule a call with us today to receive a free risk management consultation!