As you know, a temporary assignment policy is mandatory if you are a member of a prevention mutual. It’s not just good for the worker, the team and the company, it’s also profitable. To learn more about temporary assignment and its benefits, read this article. Now find out how to implement it in your company.
How do I set up a temporary assignment policy?
- Adapt this temporary assignment policy to your facility;
- Develop a bank of tasks to offer;
- Inform workers of the temporary assignment policy by posting this memo where everyone can see it;
- Make these forms available for workers to fill in at their first – and subsequent – medical check-ups;
- If authorized by the doctor, notify the CNESST and the prevention mutual group, then schedule a meeting with the worker to establish the tasks to be performed;
- If the doctor refuses, notify the prevention mutual group and give the worker a new form at each subsequent medical check-up.
Examples of temporary assignments
Temporary assignment may correspond to :
- the worker’s job, provided that the job is suited to his or her functional abilities. If it is not, it can be modified in various ways, for example :
by reducing the number of tasks to be performed or the work schedule;
by adjusting the workload, pace or intensity.
- another job within the company;
- a job consisting of a set of tasks normally performed at different workstations;
- a job created from a set of new productive tasks for the company;
- an existing workstation, but adjusted to the worker’s situation by removing, adding or modifying one or more tasks.
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