Injury Management Plan

We will prepare an Injury Management Plan (IMP) for your injured worker if they require more than seven consecutive days off work. An IMP:

  • Provides you, your injured employee and the treating doctor with a detailed plan of what’s required to get the employee back to work safely, including medical management, treatment and rehabilitation goals.
  • States the responsibilities of all parties and details the consequences of not meeting any obligations
  • Is developed with all parties within 20 working days of CCI being notified of the injury.

Prepare a Return to Work plan

Your Return to Work plan should:

  • Describe what you will do to help your injured workers return to work
  • Be based on the treating doctor’s recommendations and have his/her approval, and be coordinated with the IMP
  • Be developed in consultation with your injured worker

If a treating doctor declares your injured worker able to work, but not in their usual job, you must also try to find them suitable duties while they recover. They could involve:

  • Elements of their usual job
  • Reduced hours
  • Different duties
  • Training

When looking for suitable duties consider:

  • What the doctor has said your workers are capable of doing
  • The age, education and skills of your workers
  • Where they live
  • The type of duties that benefit your business, keeping in mind you must not give your workers demeaning tasks.