Workplace accommodations
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What is a job accommodation?
Sometimes, in order for a cancer survivor to be able to return to their workplace, parts of their job may need to be changed.
A job accommodation is an adjustment or change to the tasks, work schedule or environment that allows an employee with a disability to safely and productively do their job. You may not think of cancer as a disability. However, if cancer’s effects or treatment restrict your patient’s ability to fulfill any aspect of their job, then cancer may be considered a disability under human rights legislation. Visit our section on human rights for more information.
Examples of job accommodations :
- Graduated return to work (beginning part time and gradually increasing to full time)
- Changing work schedules (e.g., starting later in the morning and finishing later, time off for medical appointments, moving to part time)
- Flexible work (e.g., more breaks, employee can vary hours, work at home)
- Quiet room to rest
- Furniture or equipment (e.g., adapting a keyboard, chair that supports back)
- Assistive technology (e.g., personal digital assistant for appointment reminders, hands-free phone)
- Modifying the work environment to remove barriers (e.g., moving desk closer to bathroom, replacing steps with ramp)
- Changing job tasks (e.g., reorganizing work process, replacing tasks with less physically demanding ones, delegating some duties)
- Transferring to another job in the same workplace
Why assess your aptitude for work?
Avant de décider si vous êtes prêt à reprendre votre travail ou s’il vous faut des mesures d’adaptation pour le conserver, vous devriez faire le point sur vos aptitudes. Ensuite, vous pourrez les comparer aux exigences et aux tâches de votre poste ou d’un emploi visé. En évaluant systématiquement vos compétences ou en demandant à un professionnel de le faire, vous connaîtrez les obstacles à affronter à votre retour. Recherchez des idées pour améliorer votre aptitude au travail, pensez à des modifications de votre poste ou vérifiez que vous êtes toujours capable d’effectuer vos tâches.
