John Holland
Our business features capabilities in the areas of construction, water, healthcare, mining, power, rail, roads, structural mechanical process, communications, tunnelling and aviation services
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Rehabilitation Policy Statement


Central to John Holland's business culture is our commitment to the health and  safety of our employees and everyone who visits our work places. Where a work related injury/illness occurs, we are committed to assisting the injured/ill employee to recover from their injury/illness and developing a Return to Work (RTW) Plan which will facilitate a return to their normal job wherever possible. Rehabilitation will be provided in accordance with the Safety, Rehabilitation & Compensation Act 1988 (Cth).

Specifically, we will assist an injured employee to remain at work or RTW at the earliest opportunity by:

•              Developing a RTW plan that supports the employee throughout their recovery and RTW;

•              Providing modified duties where the employee is unable to undertake their normal duties; or

•               Providing alternate duties where the employee is unable to undertake any part of their normal duties;

•               Ensuring the employee has access to suitable treatment to assist them in their recovery;

•               Appointing a RTW Coordinator to facilitate their RTW and rehabilitation; and

•               Arranging for suitably qualified rehabilitation providers to be appointed to assist an injured/ill worker where required.

The RTW Coordinator will liaise with the injured/ill worker, their supervisor and treating  doctor or other practitioners with the aim of developing a RTW plan that is safe and sustainable.

Managers of injured employees are required to support the injured worker, supervisor and RTW Coordinator in the RTW process.

To enable John Holland to assist injured employees with their recovery and return to work, injured employees are required to:

•               Notify their Supervisor or RTW Coordinator as soon as they become aware of an injury;

•               Attend all RTW meetings and rehabilitation appointments arranged for them;

•               Work in accordance with their developed RTW plans; and

•               Notify their Supervisor or RTW Coordinator if they RTW with another employer.

Any employee who disagrees with decisions made in relation to their rehabilitation and RTW is entitled to seek a review of the decisions.

John Holland's RTW performance, this policy and associated procedures will be reviewed annually with the aim of ensuring best practice approaches to RTW and rehabilitation are implemented.  

Glenn Palin
Group Managing Director    
John Holland Group Pty Ltd  

August 2009