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Injury management: AUSTRALIA N. ZEALAND

Recovering at work All segments

Opportunity • Ongoing education for
Prolonged absences employees, managers, and
from work after injury stakeholders
delay recovery, reduce • Strict confidentiality and
engagement, and increase continuous program
costs. Ensuring early, safe, improvement
and supported return-to- Cost: 0 CHF
work is key to protecting both Timeline: Ongoing (10+ years)
people and performance.
Results
Solution • 95% successful return-to-
A robust Return-to-Work work rate George Agriogiannis
program has been active in • Lost Time Injury Frequency CEO
Australia and New Zealand Rate cut from 2.41 (2020)
for over 10 years, enabling to 0.65 (2025)
safe, timely, and sustainable • Injury costs: 40% below
recovery. Modified or industry average
alternative duties aligned • 200+ managers trained
with medical advice. across Australia and New Disclaimer: For illustration only - not HOLCIM employees.
• Early intervention and risk Zealand
management to accelerate • Faster, safer recoveries
recovery improving engagement, Shaun Ledwidge
• Close coordination with productivity, and retention Head of Workers
managers, employees, and Comp / Injury
medical teams Management

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