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HR managers have the tough job of balancing two mindsets — treating employees equally day to day and helping employees get individualized accommodations for an injury, illness or mental health condition. Here's how a disability carrier can help make that change in mindset easier.
The disability mindset happens when an ill or injured employee becomes focused on his or her disabilities instead of capabilities, which can prevent them from remaining in or rejoining the workforce. Now that we better understand this mindset, let’s dive into how we can help.
Developing a job description is an important aspect of a company’s approach to disability management.
When considering how to approach the list of job descriptions and their essential job functions within your organization, consider these tips.
An important aspect about presenteeism that many employers aren’t aware of is if an employee’s condition isn’t treated proactively, it could potentially worsen and lead to a disability leave down the line.
Case management, as part of a carrier’s return-to-work program, can be crucial in supporting an employee.
Unlike other medical conditions, determining how long an employee will be absent from work due to his or her cancer diagnosis can be tricky because there are so many unknowns.
Even though the task of facilitating cooperation among benefits vendors isn’t always easy, it’s important to do to help ensure your employees are getting the right assistance to be productive at work.
Disability consultants know what works, and can apply learnings from other similar environments within your workforce.
Our Workplace Possibilities coordinators work side by side with nurse, vocational and mental health case managers to help keep the accommodations and plans moving forward seamlessly and efficiently.