Return to work arrangements (includes proposed suitable or pre-injury employment)

What it contains

Employers have a legal obligation under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 to provide suitable or pre-injury employment to their injured worker following a work-related injury or illness. Employers must also plan for their worker's return to work which includes assessing and proposing suitable or pre-injury employment.

Use this template to document your worker's return to work arrangements, including details of suitable or pre-injury employment.

It's not mandatory to use this template, however completed templates can be used to demonstrate your efforts in providing clear, accurate and current details of return to work arrangements to your worker.

You should endeavour to propose suitable or pre-injury employment options even before your worker's treating health practitioner has certified that the worker has a capacity for work. The proposed options should be based on the worker's anticipated capacity for work, taking into account the nature of their injury. By doing this, you can show your support for the worker's return to work and indicate suitable duties that could be made available when the worker is ready to return to work.

Once completed, this Return to Work Arrangements template can be used to communicate the return to work arrangements to your worker, their treating health practitioner and any other people involved in the return to work process.