Enhanced Disability Management Program

Your union and employer are committed to supporting your health and well-being.

As part of this commitment, the Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP) is designed to help you when you are absent from work, or struggling at work due to an occupational or non-occupational illness or injury. This may include medical, personal, workplace and/or vocational issues.

The EDMP focuses on your quick and safe recovery with a proactive and customized disability management program that helps you to either stay at work or successfully return to work.

Participation is required for all full-time and part-time employees covered by the facilities subsector collective agreement who have:

• missed one shift due to workplace illness or injury, or
• missed five consecutive shifts due to a non work-related illness or injury. 

Regular employees who are otherwise struggling at work but do not meet the criteria, and casual employees can refer themselves into the program, although services provided may vary.

Your medical information is kept strictly confidential, and is only available to the disability management team working directly on your file. Information is provided to managers and human resources only on a need-to-know basis, limited to the nature of an absence and any functional information relating to a return to work. 

The EDMP was jointly negotiated and developed between the Facilities Bargaining Association and the Health Employers Association of BC, and is now part of your collective agreement.

Health Sciences Association of BC EDMP Representatives

Community Bargaining Association EDMP Advocates

Health Employers' Association of BC EDMP information

EDMP Steward Expression of Interest

Do you have an interest in supporting and advocating for members who may be struggling at work due to illness or injury, returning to work following an illness or injury, or who may be seeking a workplace accommodation related to a medical condition?

Are you working in a permanent position under the Facilities Collective Agreement at a Health Authority, Providence Health Care or with an Affilliate employer?

You may be interested in this unique opportunity to support FBA members as a full-time EDMP steward!

If you have any questions or would like more information about the Enhanced Disability Management Program, please contact your local EDMP steward, your manager/supervisor, or refer to your collective agreement.

We are looking for EDMP stewards to help FBA members navigate the program and ensure they receive the greatest benefit from it. A description of the role of an FBA EDMP steward, and the experience and qualifications required for the position, and a fillable PDF application can be found in the links below.