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Policy decision finalized at the January 2009 WorkSafeBC Board of Directors meeting
The following Resolution was finalized by WorkSafeBC's Board of Directors in January 2009. For information about the function and mandate of the Board of Directors, please see Governing Structure.
Calculating the Short-term Average Earnings of Workers Participating in Non-WorkSafeBC Return to Work Programs
The Board of Directors approved the addition of policy item #65.05, Workers Participating in Non-Board Sponsored Return to Work Programs, to Chapter 9 of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II.
Under the new policy, insurance payments may be considered earnings in the calculation of the short-term average earnings of a worker who participates in a non-WorkSafeBC Return to Work program and subsequently sustains a work-related injury, provided that payment relates to the work being performed.
The policy is effective March 1, 2009.
For further information on this issue, please contact Louise Kim at 604 231-8876.
You may examine the complete resolution (PDF 130kb).