Your employee's safe return to the workplace is dependent on the nature and severity of the injury. It is up to your employee's physician to determine when it is safe and feasible for the employee to return to work.
As an employer, it is at your discretion whether or not you will accommodate modified work duty. However, some advantages may be:
Potential reduction in indemnity costs if the injured worker is allowed to return to work on a modified or transitional basis.
Injured worker remains a productive employee of the organization and remains connected to the employer.
Potential reduction in the cost of hiring and/or training new personnel to replace the injured worker.