In the context of managing your employees, you will need to obtain and interpret a great deal of medical information. Whether at the time of hiring, or in the case of absence due to a personal or professional health issue, or of an employee going back to work or simply for purposes of assessing an employee’s ability to work, you will need comprehensive and precise information in order to make informed decisions.

Any ruling by the Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT), division santé et sécurité du travail (previously the CLP) can have significant consequences for your company. Since the TAT, division SST, makes the final decision regarding challenges by the parties, you will not get a second chance to submit convincing evidence. Preparation is the key to success. For your benefit or that of your representative, identify and collect all necessary documents in preparation for the hearing.

One of the tools available to a manager in charge of disability cases is the medical assessment. Considering the determining impact that a medical assessment will have on how the case unfolds, it is important to use the physician’s expertise as thoroughly as possible. He is the expert after all!

Those responsible for managing SST claims are often under the impression that workers’ compensation by the CNESST has practically become automatic, and that they don’t have a voice in the matter. However, though this may be somewhat time consuming, a timely submission of the employer’s viewpoint in a written objection to the CNESST can be a success factor. How can you criticize the CNESST for having accepted a claim when relevant facts that should have led to its dismissal were not brought to its attention? You can be sure that the worker will not do this on your behalf...

The Act to establish the Administrative Labour Tribunal provides the parties with a choice option in the context of a hearing: conciliation. Thanks to this flexible process, the employer can enter into an agreement that is intended to be beneficial. Reduce the risks, costs and financial impacts of employment injuries, as well as preparation time for a hearing before the TAT, division SST by learning to negotiate your own conciliations and settle your disputes yourself.

If you would like to learn more, there are four other workshops on work-related injuries available.

Many employers are unaware that a valuable tool exists to encourage injured workers to comply with their obligations under the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (LATMP): section 142. This approach allows CNESST to reduce or suspend an allowance paid to a worker as a result of an employment injury, where the worker refuses to cooperate. Know how to easily identify these situations and become more proactive in the follow-up of your files in order to reduce the duration of the compensation