Sample Policies

Generic version of policy and procedures document from a large, multi-union workplace with locations throughout the province. (Long, wordy and repetitive, but there is some good language.)

The Department of National Defence has a Return to Work Program that has been established since the Fall of 2000.

The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Board Return to Work Policy Manual

BC Public Service Disability Management Site Policies, agreements and case management tools
 

Sample Forms

Return to Work Check List - Word - PDF

Return to Work - Functional Assessment - Word - PDF

Physician's Initial Assessment - Word - PDF

Caregiver's Progress Report - Word - PDF

Research, Papers and Articles

The Unheralded Business Crisis in Canada: 'Depression at Work' July 20, 2000, Compelling paper from the Business And Economic Roundtable On Mental Health, resident at GPC CanadaThe paper makes a business case for the treatment and prevention of depression in the workplace.

Work-Life Balance in the New Millennium: Where Are We? Where Do We Need to Go?  Canadian Policy Research Network Discussion Paper by Linda Duxbury Chris Higgins.

The Self-Care Depression Patient Guide From the Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit (Mheccu) based in the University of BC. The Self-Care Depression Patient Guide gives an overview of depression, explains how it can be effectively managed according to the best available research, and gives a step-by-step guide to changing patterns that trigger depression.

Case Studies Brief studies of individual cases.
 

Job Demands Analysis

Here is a sample Job Demand Analysis Form - Word - PDF

A completed example of the above Job Demand Form - PDF

A (simpler) two page Job Demand Analysis Form - Word - PDF