Disability Management and Early Intervention
Disability Management is using services, people and process to:
- encourage return to work for employees with disabilities
- minimize the impact and cost of disability to employers and employees
- provide effective support and recovery service for disabled clients
This is achieved by:
- early intervention
- claims management
- rehabilitation management and re-employment initiatives
Why Disability Management?
Benefits to Employee:
- well-being is enhanced by maintaining their ability to be productive and continue to earn a living
- there is reassurance that there is some kind of process in place to assist in return to meaningful work
Benefits to Employer
- demonstrates the belief that employees are the company's most valuable resource
- reduces incidences of lost work time which reduces the total cost of absences due to illness and injury
Positive Outcomes:
- return to work
- financial protection