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SUMMARY:Business Support Series: Breaking Down Barriers - The Value of Return to Work Planning
DESCRIPTION:Business Support Series \n\nThe Business Support Webinar Series will explore timely topics with  industry experts to provide key insights and answers on the best ways to succeed as a business.  Hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce\, this series will feature a wide range of topics on how to survive and thrive.   \n\n\n\nReturn to work planning doesn't need to be complicated\, but it can be creative.\n\n\n\nOften organizations struggle with finding meaningful tasks that are beneficial for both the injured worker and the organization.\n\n\n\nReturn to work planning is also the most effective way to tackle injury duration\, which is one the biggest drivers of workers compensation costs.\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, Dallas Mercer shares her wealth of industry experience implementing successful return to work plans.\n\n \n\nKey take-aways from this webinar include:\n\n  Communicating the value of Return To Work for both employer and worker\n\n  Key components of Return To Work planning\n\n  Anticipating common barriers to Return To Work and approaches to mitigate them\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter:\n\n\n\nDallas Mercer\, Founder\, Dallas Mercer Consulting\n\n\n\nIn 2002\, Dallas founded Dallas Mercer Consulting (DMC) offering Disability Management services. \n\n\n\nAs an employer advocate\, she added efficiency to sick leave and workers' compensation claims processes\; saving clients time and money and allowing them to focus on their core business.\n\n\n\nDMC has expanded to offer Safety Training\, Safety Consulting\, and Industrial Hygiene services to over 550 clients across Canada.\n\n\n\nDMC has offices in Nova Scotia\, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.
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line-height: 19.425px\; font-family: Calibri\, Calibri_EmbeddedFont\, Calibri_MSFontService\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></em></span></h3>\n\n<h3><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;">Return to work planning doesn&rsquo\;t need to be complicated\, but it can be creative.<br />\n<br />\nOften organizations struggle with finding meaningful tasks that are beneficial for both the injured worker and the organization.<br />\n<br />\nReturn to work planning is also the most effective way to tackle injury duration\, which is one the biggest drivers of workers compensation costs.<br />\n<br />\nIn this webinar\, Dallas Mercer shares her wealth of industry experience implementing successful return to work plans.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nKey take-aways from this webinar include:<br />\n<em>&bull\; Communicating the value of Return To Work for both employer and worker<br />\n&bull\; Key components of Return To Work planning<br />\n&bull\; Anticipating common barriers to Return To Work&nbsp\;and approaches to mitigate them</em></span></h3>\n\n<h2><br />\nAbout the Presenter:</h2>\n\n<div style="background:#eee\;border:1px solid #ccc\;padding:5px 10px\;"><img alt="" height="375" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2481/Image/MERCER_62s.jpg" style="width: 300px\; height: 375px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="300" /><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="font-family: calibri\, sans-serif\;">Dallas Mercer\, Founder\, Dallas Mercer Consulting</span></strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<em><span style="color:#000000\;">In 2002\, Dallas founded Dallas Mercer Consulting (DMC) offering Disability Management services.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nAs an employer advocate\, she added efficiency to sick leave and workers&rsquo\; compensation claims processes\; saving clients time and money and allowing them to focus on their core business.<br />\n<br />\nDMC has expanded to offer Safety Training\, Safety Consulting\, and Industrial Hygiene services to over 550 clients across Canada.<br />\n<br />\nDMC has offices in Nova Scotia\, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.</span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n
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