Why you need a Return to Work plan now you’re working remotely

It’s common practice to develop a Return to Work Plan for those re-entering the workforce. A Return to Work Plan considers your current physical, psychological and intellectual capacity against the required tasks within your new job role. In practical terms, where there is a discrepancy between your capacity and the job, goals are set to assist you on the job to achieve your full potential in this role.

We know this as best practice in employability, but as many of you move to working from home – have you considered that you need to develop your own Return to Work plan? Your work environment has changed, and your tasks are similar, but they are being delivered via digital mediums. What does your capacity look like against the required job tasks now in this new environment?

Many of us are at fault for not practicing our best practice guidelines with ourselves and so with this in mind, I ask you:

• What would your Return to Work Plan look like?
• How have you adapted to your new work environment?
• What extra skills and competencies can you learn now that will help you to rise up?
• How will you return to your office or work environment as a better version of yourself?

Health professionals are great at improving work capacity in a range of domains including learning, communication, problem-solving and social interaction. A new plan would also be developed if you moved work environments to reassess your needs in the new environment against the tasks within this job.

If you need a health professional to help you or your staff with a Return to Work plan, please reach out by direct message or by calling The Better Health Generation Customer Care on 1300 81 77 91.