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WRC recommends health review and talks on warehouse manager’s return to work

By Donal Gilhooly

Workplace Relations Commission ·

The WRC recommended that a warehouse manager attend an occupational-health appointment arranged by his employer, followed by a meeting to discuss light duties and expedite his return to work. The recommendation was dated 1 September 2016. The worker said the company kept him off work after his doctor certified him fit for light duties. The company said it needed updated medical information to assess what work he could do. The adjudicator recommended an occupational-health review as the first step.

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