Thank you.
Absolutely. You're right. The longer an employee is out of the public service or the workplace writ large, the more difficult it is.
Here, we are working with several departments, but also doing more with the insurer along the lines of case management and training managers to maintain positive contact with employees while they are on disability to ensure that when we work with a medical practitioner and they return, we have a good understanding of what is needed to provide a successful return to work.