Return to Work Management is the process which helps the stakeholders including the employers and the injured staff. Its objectives is to provide rehabilitation services to the injured employee who temporarily lose their working ability and facilitate their safe and early return to work. There are thousands work-related injuries and occupational diseases in Hong Kong and about half of the work-related injuries are happened in the food and beverage service. The main responsibilities of the employers are ensuring OSH and preventing the occurrence of the work-related injuries and occupational disease. Nevertheless, once there is an accident, it is important to provide immediate treatment and rehabilitation to the related employee in addition to the compensation. Nowadays, recruitment is a difficult task in Hong Kong’s economy. It is important to facilitate the injured employee early return to work, in order to reach a mutual beneficial situation.

This course is designed for employer, management staff of food and beverage service. It aims to at providing participants with the benefits of Return to Work Management, promoting this management program and designing suitable rehabilitation scheme to help the injured employee to have a recovery of the working ability. With this Return to Work Management, a mutually beneficial scenario can be developed for both employee and employer.