Corpore proves rehab reduces employer liability claims by 80%

Corpore has today illustrated through a number of case studies how a proactive approach to absence management and rehabilitation can have positive results. At the AIRMIC conference in Bournemouth the company illustrated that between 2004 and 2005 one case study had reduced reportable injuries, a 3-day absence, by nearly 40%. In addition the average number of days lost per incident went from 24 to 9 -a reduction of over 60% - and employer liability claims reached an all time low of 22, a reduction of nearly 80%.

Emma Tyler, operations director for Corpore, emphasised that senior management buy-in was essential to the implementation of any rehabilitation strategy; "Successful firms are the ones where absence