caa a22 4500 606211098 CHVBK 20210128101036.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-015-9583-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-015-9583-4 Manager Experiences with the Return to Work Process in a Large, Publically Funded, Hospital Setting: Walking a Fine Line [Elektronische Daten] [Mette Stochkendahl, Corrie Myburgh, Amanda Young, Jan Hartvigsen] Purpose Previous research on the role of managers in the return to work (RTW) process has primarily been conducted in contexts where the workplace has declared organizational responsibility for the process. While this is a common scenario, in some countries, including Denmark, there is no explicit legal obligation on the workplace to accommodate RTW. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge about the potential roles and contributions of managers in supporting returning employees in a context where they have no legal obligation to actively support RTW. Methods Nineteen Danish hospital managers participated in a one-on-one interview or focus group discussions aimed at identifying barriers and facilitators for supporting employees in their RTW. Five individual interviews and two focus group discussions were conducted. Transcripts were analysed using thematic content analysis. Results Four main themes were identified: (1) ‘Coordinator and collaborator'; (2) ‘Dilemmas of the RTW policy enforcer'; (3) ‘The right to be sick and absent'; and (4) ‘Keep the machinery running '. Our findings indicated that supervisors' capacity to support returning workers was related to individual, communication, organizational, and policy factors. Instances were observed where supervisors faced the dilemma of balancing ethical and managerial principles with requirements of keeping staffing budgets. Conclusion Although it is not their legislative responsibility, Danish managers play a key role in the RTW process. As has been observed in other contexts, Danish supervisors struggle to balance considerations for the returning worker with those of their teams. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Return to work nationallicence Workplace nationallicence Social interaction nationallicence Social capital nationallicence Hospital personnel nationallicence Stochkendahl Mette Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark aut Myburgh Corrie Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark aut Young Amanda Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Road, 01748, Hopkinton, MA, USA aut Hartvigsen Jan Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 752-762 1053-0487 25:4<752 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9583-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9583-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stochkendahl Mette Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Myburgh Corrie Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Young Amanda Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Road, 01748, Hopkinton, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hartvigsen Jan Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 752-762 1053-0487 25:4<752 2015 25 10926