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Photo of a female worker in a warehouse wearing a high vis vest picking up a box.
How to find safe and suitable work after a workplace injury

Suitable work after an injury at work helps support recovery.  Modified duties, or work accommodations, are temporary job changes offered to workers recovering from a workplace injury. This work can vary greatly depending on the industry, type of workplace, and physical and psychological abilities of the worker. No matter the industry, modified duties are an […]

Shipper/receiver Gilda Adamson (left) and Loretta Fulton, owner of ALCA Distribution in Surrey, talk about Gilda's recovery from a shoulder injury
Returning to work after an injury: The road to recovery

Returning to work safely while recovering from an injury requires collaboration between the worker and the employer.  By Marnie Douglas If you are injured at work, should you stop working until you recover? Not necessarily. Depending on the injury, a worker can benefit from remaining at work and taking on modified or alternative duties as […]