• The average cost of a WSIB claim is $98,000 (an increase of 40% since 2002)?
• 85% of performance and attendance issues involve use of “sick” time?
• Use of Short term disability has more than doubled since 1997?
• Employers will spend 80% of your human resources time managing disability for less than 20% of your employees?
• The Ontario Human Rights Commission received over 40,000 inquiries in 2006 with 2,337 formal complaints being launched

• The Business Issues and Return to Work
• Occupational Health & Safety Act Changes
• Workplace Safety and Information Board Return to Work Policies
• Employment Standards Act Changes
• The Ontario Human Rights Code and latest decisions on accommodation
• The Duty to Accommodate
• Accommodation Steps
• Managing Medical Information
• Return to Work Basics
• Resources

• Human Resource Professionals
• Occupational Health Professionals
• Health and Safety Professionals
• Return to Work Coordinators
• Disability Management Professionals
• Occupational Therapists

• A tool kit of practical strategies and resources that will reduce absenteeism and increase productivity
• Overview of WSIA, OHRC, OH&S Act, ESA
• Latest legal precedents and decisions that impact return to work
• Real life return to work plans and case discussions
• Tools to facilitate realistic and productive return to work plans
• Tools to assist with communication to all stakeholders
• Strategies to ensure that you document for legal compliance and risk avoidance

Locations for October 2008

Mississauga – October 20th, 2008

Holiday Inn Select
2565 Argentia Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5N 4G8
905-542-2121

Mention “Gowan Health workshops” and get a reduced hotel rate.

Your investment in this workshop will be returned to you with a network that you will want to keep forever and solve some of those complex cases!!