‘Playing it smart’ with return to work: small workplace experience under Ontario’s policy of self-reliance and early return

Although there is considerable research on the effectiveness of various approaches to promoting successful return to work after work-related injury or illness, little is known about the process in small workplaces. This paper reports on a study of the effects in small workplaces of a particular set of policies and practices in Ontario, Canada, called ‘early and safe return to work’, an approach that emphasises workplace self-reliance and return …