Return to work after workplace injury
Injured workers, insurers and employers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11229062 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Thornthwaite (0000-0001-5032-1791, Centre for Workforce Futures Macquarie University North Ryde Sydney NSW Australia, corresponding author), Raymond Markey (0000-0002-7490-1042, Centre for Workforce Futures Macquarie University North Ryde Sydney NSW Australia) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 98-115 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajs4.11 |
| OpenAlex | W2619513960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
Returning injured workers to work is a central object of contemporary workers’ compensation systems. Injured workers’ interactions with insurers and employers are critical to achievement of timely and sustainable return to work outcomes. This article explores the interactions of injured workers with insurers and employers through analysis of their perceptions and experiences. The focus is on experiences with the NSW Workers Compensation scheme since 2012. To frame this analysis, the article proposes a model mapping these interactions, the relationships involved, the health, social and vocational consequences, and the return to work outcomes. The research found not only that the NSW Workers’ compensation system is failing to deliver a timely and durable return to work for many injured workers, but also that, for many, problematic and often pathogenic interactions with employers and insurers are resulting in exacerbated and secondary injuries and negative social and vocational consequences
Business · Compensation (psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Occupational injury · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Work (physics · Workers' compensation · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
Health status, work limitations, and return-to-work trajectories in injured workers with musculoskeletal disorders
Association of Returning to Work With Better Health in Working-Aged Adults
NSW Workers’ Compensation Reform
Qualitative Data Analysis
Victims Twice Over
From industrial citizen to therapeutic client
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |