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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
One is part of a rehabilitation program and the other is a benefit.
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Why should they be treated differently? Why aren’t both “rehab” programs or both “benefits”. I think there could be a reasonable argument made for when you can’t do all of your job your job is to stay home and recover and also a reasonable argument that we should increase the amount of time acceptable to do most but not all of your job.
But to hold the position that injuries need modified duties but sickness needs full time off makes no sense.
At best I can see it from the labour argument if that’s what the contract says so that’s how we do things but that isn’t a good way to form an opinion. So if you were redesigning a workers comp program would you advocate for modified duties or recover from home. Or if you were designing a sick leave program would you change anything from the pre-Covid come to work unless you are bed ridden philosophy that Jayswin appears to be advocating.
How would you improve the system?