Goodline recognises that there are substantial benefits to be gained from
rehabilitation principles and practices and is committed to implementing them at
this workplace.
Experience has shown that workplace rehabilitation assists the healing process
and helps restore the worker’s normal function sooner. Workplace rehabilitation
includes early provision of timely and adequate services, including suitable
duties programs, and aims to:
• maintain injured or ill workers at work, or
• ensure the worker’s earliest possible return to work, or
• maximise the worker’s independent functioning, and
• provide for durable employment.
This policy has been developed as a joint worker management agreement. Goodline
is committed to:
• Providing a safe and healthy work environment, but in the event of an injury
or an illness, making sure workplace rehabilitation is started as soon as
possible in accordance with medical advice
• Ensuring appropriate suitable duties are made available to injured or ill
workers to facilitate their safe and early return to work. These duties must be
consistent with the current medical certificate and will be time limited
• Respecting the confidential nature of medical and rehabilitation information
and ensuring there will be both verbal and written confidentiality
• Ensuring all workers are aware that, in the event of injury or illness, they
will be consulted to ensure a structured and safe return to work that will not
disadvantage them
• Complying with legislative obligations with respect to the standard for
rehabilitation
• Reviewing this policy and procedures at least every three years to ensure it
continues to meet legislative requirements and the needs of all parties.
Workplace rehabilitation procedures have been developed to support this policy.
The procedures define key terms, describe key roles and outline steps in the
return to work process. Goodline Rehabilitation and Return to Work Procedure is
available for review with this policy.
John Kennedy
Managing Director
22 November 2010
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