Common use of Joint Return to Work Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Return to Work Committee. (JRTWC) The company and the union agree to establish a Joint Return to Work Committee (JRTWC). This agreement forms part of the collective agreement. The company and the union recognize that an early return to productive employment at the appropriate time can assist ill or injured workers in achieving quicker rehabilitation and allow them to maintain their personal dignity and financial stability. The company and the union recognize that the Workers’ Safety and Insurance legislation and the Human Rights Statutes place an onus on the employer to accommodate injured and ill workers with the Human Rights Statutes creating the greater onus. Disabilities will be defined in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. The company and the union agree that their objective is to, in a manner which is consistent with the collective agreement and applicable legislation, assist injured and ill workers by: Supporting employees in maintaining their dignity and self-respect subsequent to being adversely affected by a disabling injury or illness; Ensuring the well-being of affected employees and, by doing so, reduce the stresses associated with adjusting to disability, reintegration into the workplace, financial complications and other factors that adversely affect the disabled employee. Restoring the employee as much as possible to a normal life pattern while returning a valuable human resource to productive activity within the workplace; Ensuring the involvement of the ill or injured worker, including the advice of the injured workers medical practitioner, in an early return to work plan; Ensuring respect of medical confidentiality. In the event there are two injured workers with similar restrictions, seniority will prevail when placing the employee(s) in the program.

Joint Return to Work Committee. (JRTWC) The company and the union agree to establish a Joint Return to Work Committee (JRTWC). This agreement forms part of the collective agreement. The company and the union recognize that an early return to productive employment at the appropriate time can assist ill or injured workers in achieving quicker rehabilitation and allow them to maintain their personal dignity and financial stability. The company and the union recognize that the Workers’ Safety and Insurance legislation and the Human Rights Statutes place an onus on the employer to accommodate injured and ill workers with the Human Rights Statutes creating the greater onus. Disabilities will be defined in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. The company and the union agree that their objective is to, in a manner which is consistent with the collective agreement and applicable legislation, assist injured and ill workers by: Supporting employees in maintaining their dignity and self-respect subsequent to being adversely affected by a disabling injury or illness; Ensuring the well-being of affected employees and, by doing so, reduce the stresses associated with adjusting to disability, reintegration into the workplace, financial complications and other factors that adversely affect the disabled employee. employee Restoring the employee as much as possible to a normal life pattern while returning a valuable human resource to productive activity within the workplace; Ensuring the involvement of the ill or injured worker, including the advice of the injured workers medical practitioner, in an early return to work plan; Ensuring respect of medical confidentiality. confidentiality In the event there are two injured workers with similar restrictions, seniority will prevail when placing the employee(s) in the program.