Return to work or job transition? Employer dilemmas in taking social responsibility for return to work in local workplace practice

PURPOSE: The aim was to analyze the role and activities of employers with regard to return to work (RTW), in local workplace practice. METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with sick-listed workers and their supervisors in 18 workplaces (n = 36). The analytical approach to study the role of employers in RTW was based on the three-domain model of social corporate responsibility. The model illustrates the linkage between corporations …