OHS Awareness NSW Taxi Operators - NSW Taxi Industry

What is Suitable Employment?
It is necessary to identify and negotiate suitable employment for a worker who cannot
return to their former full employment after an injury.
Suitable employment depends on:
(a) the worker's incapacity and pre-injury employment,
(b) the worker's age, education, skills and work experience,
(c) place of residence,
(d) the medical certificate,
(e) the injury management plan,
(f) any rehabilitation training the worker has received.
Suitable employment can be staged in accordance with a Return To Work plan:
suitable increases in the number of hours each day or week
suitable increases in the range of duties.
What if an employer cannot provide suitable employment?
It may provide suitable vocational training.
at the workplace
or elsewhere (eg: training facility).
If you are a Taxi Operator with a small operation you may not be able to provide
alternative work duties or training for an injured employee. In this case you should discuss
the situation with your taxi network to see if they can provide alternative work duties.
Such alternative work duties could include telephone duties, clerical work etc. If
alternative work is not available in either your taxi operation or your taxi network then other
work may be available in other organisations. This would be discussed with the nominated
treating doctor or the rehabilitation provider as described later in this section.
OHS Awareness for NSW Taxi Operators: Information Guide
NSW Taxi Industry Association Page 17