Sue, Mostly I do the phased return plans with the employee and then inform the Manager and HR, however, if the phased return involves a change of duties as well as a change of attendance hours then I do involve the Manager in the initial plan. Once the plan is developed I email it to the Manager, HR and the employee concerned so they all know what is happening. When an employee is on a phased return (which is usually 4-6 weeks) I see them every week to assess their progress and make adjustements to the plan as and when necessary. I also update the Manager and HR each week. I have been doing it this way for many years and have never had any problems with it. Lynda -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Sue Mann (JIC) Sent: 15 January 2008 14:25 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Return to work Hi All, Have had a new head of HR appointed recently, who states that where they worked before if someone needed a phased return to work it was done with the persons manager, HR person and OH person together, anyone else out there that does it that way, or like me do you do it and then send a letter to the relevant people? Thanks, Sue. Sue Mann Occupational Health Nurse Adviser John Innes Centre/Institute of Food Research Norwich BioScience Institutes Tel: 01603 450564 Fax: 01603 450029 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk