Human Resources 101

The Canadian Human Rights Commission receives a lot of complaints dealing with return to work after a prolonged employee absence. Part of the Commission’s function is to help employers manage these cases so that employees can return to work safely, quickly and efficiently. To that end, it has developed a booklet of guidelines to support managers and supervisors in handling return-to-work situations.

In it you will find:

* an outline of the key legal principles that apply to return-to-work situations
* step-by-step procedures to guide your approach to case management
* a series of case studies demonstrating how you could deal with different hypothetical scenarios

While these guidelines will assist you in dealing with return-to-work situations, they are NOT to be taken as legal advice for individual cases, as each case has unique circumstances. You should consult with senior managers, legal advisors, or others in your organization for advice on resolving complex return-to-work cases.

This report is also available in .pdf format.

Canadian Human Rights Commission – A Guide for Managing the Return to Work