Productive relationships are cultivated with national, regional and local networks which have potential impact in the return-to-work process, and there is a strategy in place for maximizing the opportunities they offer the return-to-work programme.
Guideline code
RTW_03400
Mechanism
Mechanism
- The return-to-work professional should research information about national, regional and local organizations and groups to assess their value for the return-to-work programme and in supporting the person’s return to work.
- The return-to-work professional should make contacts and establish relationships with the selected networks.
- The return-to-work professional should establish a list of the networks, the resources they offer, and information on their location and how to access them. They should regularly update this information and use it to support the person concerned.
- The return-to-work professional should regularly evaluate the relationship with the networks to ensure their ongoing value to the return-to-work programme.
Structure
Structure
- The management should identify national, regional and local networks, e.g. of government, professional and non-profit organizations, which could have a positive impact on the return-to-work programme.
- The management should establish criteria and guidelines for selecting and affiliating with networks which will have a positive impact on the return-to-work programme.
- The management should take an active role in bringing together statutory and representative organizations of all actors with a stake in the return to work, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to create a consensus on how best to address the return to work at organizational and individual levels.
- The management should periodically evaluate any association with external organizations or other groups, to ensure ongoing value for the return-to-work programme.
Title HTML
Guideline 25. Working with networks
Type
Guideline_1
Weight
38