INSTOPP Mentorship: OT in Voc/Medico-legal: Understanding the labour law to manage incapacity and disability in the workplace

This mentorship session will help answer the following questions for attendees:

·        Are you aware of the legal difference between incapacity and disability in the workplace?

·        How confident are you in recommending restrictions or reasonable accommodations when returning your patient/ client to work?

·        Do you know when your patient/ client qualifies for protection as a person with disability under the Employment Equity Act?

·        Are you confident that the workplace accommodations you recommend for your clients fulfill the legal requirement of ‘reasonable’?

This session will also introduce healthcare practitioners to the legal framework that regulates how medical incapacity and disability is managed in the workplace. It will enable attendees to address return-to-work issues when planning their treatment interventions and make more confident recommendations to facilitate safe and effective return to work of their patients/clients. 

DATE: 13 October 2023

TIME: 08:00-09:00

PLATFORM: Zoom

Please note:

• Bookings for this event closes Thursday PRIOR to the Friday, at 16h00
• No late bookings can be accommodated
• Zoom links will be sent the evening before by 19h00 (always check Junk mail folder in case it lands in there)
• The contact person for Mentorship sessions: Chantelle Stander | [email protected] | +27 71 890 6361

NB// When registering, if you are not an INSTOPP member you need to leave the field blank.

Note: The event link will only be released to attendees the afternoon before the event.

Who should attend:

OTs and any other HCPs who operate in the workplace or who need to consider return-to-work issues facing their patients/clients.

About the presenter:

Lyndsey obtained a B.Sc (occupational therapy) from Wits University in 1985 and a M.Occ.Ther. from the University of the Free State in 1995. She also holds the Post Graduate Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Pretoria (cum laude) and certificates in Advanced Labour Law (UNISA) and Occupational Health and Safety (UCT).