Workplace Processes
Impact of Workplace Processes
Impact of Workplace Processes
Workplace processes are a key tool in helping employees with arthritis, joint pain, and back pain access workplace supports when needed. Employees who receive workplace supports early tend to have better outcomes and lower rates of workplace disability than those who don’t. Mapping and communicating about appropriate processes help employees get access to supports early!
““I think it would be a challenge to figure out how to request an accommodation. I don’t think there is anything systemic in place, no one is proactively doing anything like that in my workplace right now.”
Keeping employees at work. The impact of not accommodating an employee is often greater than an accommodation would cost. Many employers we interviewed emphasized the need to “keep employees at work” instead of focusing on “return to work.” Supporting employees to be healthy at work helps reduce costly sick time and disability leave and has better outcomes for both employees and employers.
A mapped out process shows your employees that you have thought about how to support them to be healthy at work. It lets everyone know what the process is and provides accessible information so that when your employees need it, they feel prepared. It also provides managers with the tools and resources they need to start a process.