Too many injury problems begin at the date of hire not at the time of
injury. Studies have shown that an employee paid $40,000 a year will cost
$100,000 if terminated within the first six months. And that doesn't take
Workers' Compensation costs into consideration.
Use a pre-hire checklist for each new hire. Make sure that it
includes:
• Conditional offer of employment
• Post-offer, pre-placement questionnaire
• Release of medical information authorization
• Employee's duty to report injury form
• Checklist for new employees of how his/her job works