The Return-to-Work and Accommodation Forum
Workers' compensation, the duty to accommodate and the HR work of bringing someone back successfully. One afternoon on return to work, from first absence through modified duties to the hard question of when employment can end.
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Injured and ill employees sit at the intersection of three disciplines: workers' compensation and safety, the duty to accommodate, and the HR work of bringing someone back successfully.
Get it right and a valued employee returns to productive work. Get it wrong and you face a human rights complaint, a compensation appeal or a wrongful dismissal claim, sometimes all three.
Back on the Job covers return to work end to end, from first absence through modified duties to the hard question of when the employment relationship can end.
Managing absences, accommodation requests and the return to work.
Advising on accommodation, undue hardship and frustration of contract.
Handling workers' compensation claims and re-employment obligations.
Coordinating medical documentation, modified duties and return-to-work plans.
A keynote and four 45-minute sessions with live Q&A. We're in the call-for-speakers stage, so session titles and descriptions are proposed and may change as speakers are confirmed. All times ET.
Why the first weeks of an absence matter most, and what employers who act early do differently.
Speaker to be announced
Re-employment obligations, modified duties and working with the compensation board when an injured worker is ready to come back.
Speaker to be announced
What medical documentation you can ask for, the employee's role in the process, and where undue hardship begins.
Speaker to be announced
When an employee can't return, and when ending the employment relationship is lawful.
Speaker to be announced
Practical tools for supervisors and safety teams: building modified duties, monitoring progress and keeping the return on track.
Speaker to be announced
Proposed program. Session titles, descriptions and times may change as speakers are confirmed.
Employment lawyers, disability managers, HR leaders and safety experts who bring employees back to work across Canada. Lineup to be announced.
Keynote
Title, organization
Workers' compensation and return to work
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The duty to accommodate
Title, organization
Innocent absenteeism and frustration
Title, organization
Making modified work work
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Host
Publisher and editor-in-chief, North Wall Media
One registration covers the full afternoon live and the complete recording on demand. Early-bird pricing ends one week before the event.
One attendee
plus tax
Rises to $199 plus tax on Nov. 11, 2027
Up to 10 people, one organization
plus tax
Rises to $499 plus tax on Nov. 11, 2027
Registration takes about a minute. You'll get a confirmation right away and your joining link by email before the event.
Back on the Job is presented jointly across HR News Canada, HR Law Canada and Safety News Canada. Sponsors reach the HR, legal, safety and disability management professionals who manage absences and decide how employees return.
It's a natural fit for group benefits and disability insurers, occupational health providers, physiotherapy and rehab networks, and absence management software.
The half-day format fits how professionals attend: one sitting, no travel, one registration. Every registrant receives the recording, so sponsor exposure continues well after the live event.
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Talk to publisher Todd Humber: todd.humber@northwallmedia.com
We're looking for employment lawyers, disability managers, HR practitioners, occupational health and safety experts with practical Canadian experience.
You'll get a confirmation email when you register, and your joining link by email before the event. All you need is a computer or mobile device with an internet connection.
Register anyway. Every registrant receives the full recording to watch on demand.
One team registration covers up to 10 people from the same organization. You'll be asked for your colleagues' names and email addresses so each person gets their own joining link.
Early-bird pricing ($99 plus tax individual, $299 plus tax team) ends one week before the event. From Nov. 11, 2027, prices rise to $199 plus tax and $499 plus tax.
A receipt is emailed automatically when you register. For invoicing or other payment questions, contact sales@northwallmedia.com.
Yes. Email sales@northwallmedia.com with the new attendee's name and email address before the event.
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