This legislation has been repealed.
(1) For the purposes of section 52 (5) of the 1998 Act, a group of 2 or more employers may establish a single return-to-work program for the members of the group if:(a) those employers have engaged a person to be a return-to-work co-ordinator for injured workers of those employers on a shared basis, and(b) in the opinion of the Authority:(i) those employers are engaged in the same business, or(ii) those employers operate in the same locality, or(iii) those employers satisfy any requirements of the return-to-work guidelines imposed for the purposes of this paragraph, and(c) in the opinion of the Authority, those employers have complied with all of the requirements of the return-to-work guidelines with respect to the establishment of a single return-to-work program for groups of employers.
(2) The return-to-work guidelines can require employers to obtain the approval of the Authority for:(a) the establishment of a single return-to-work program for a group of employers, and(b) the terms of a single return-to-work program and any revisions or amendments to those terms.