Return to Work

Question 1

What must a supervisor do

Answer 1

Take lead role managing employee rehab following absence due to illness/injury.

Question 2

What is AEP

Answer 2

ACC’s Accredited Employer Programme (AEP) which means police is responsible for managing any workplace injuries.

Gallagher Bassett contracted to do police

Question 3

Benefits to police of AEP

Answer 3

1. needs assessed and more tailored treatment
2. flexible work enabling return to work sooner
3. harm prevention systems developed
4. specific rehab and support for police
   Reduced ACC levies

Question 4

Who managers Non-work injury claims ?

Answer 4

ACC - however ACC have outsourced to GB if employee have more than 7 days off work.

NOTE that employee can choose to stay with ACC.

Question 5

What is a work injury?

Answer 5

Injury that you or your team has suffered at work. Eg:

• accident/event
• work related disease/infection
• work related noise induced hearing loss
• work related mental health

Question 6

Who is covered

Answer 6

Permanent employees
Fixed term employees
Casual employees

Question 7

Do you need Medical Certificate

Answer 7

Yes - essential. GP/surgeon/specialists can issue med cert for workplace injuries.

Question 8

Employee Responsibility

Answer 8

• Provide Med Certs to supervisor
• inform supervisor at earliest opportunity
• Available for rehab meetings and engage
• Keep supervisor informed of progress
• abide by agreed return to work

Question 9

Employee rights for return to work

Answer 9

Right to expect Police to :

• comply with legislation
• keep in contact
• rehab info/plan
• give suitable accommodation to work in for rehab
• Support/resources
• support person at meeting allowed

Question 10

The first 5 days you must -

Answer 10

• Advise WFM
• Work injury - fill out incident report within 48hrs (audit standard)
• Contact employee within 2 days
• Receive Med Certs for ACC absence (if illness then med cert needed if over 5 days)
• complete sick leave request and attach med cert if employee cant do it.
• arrange meaningful duties if cleared for light duties

Question 11

10 days plus you must -

Answer 11

• keep WFM updated
• weekly contact with employee
• arrange meeting with employee and case mgr/ return to work adviser
• send agreed and signed Return to Work plan to RTW adviser. (Maura usually does this for us)
• med certs kept updated