Welfare Reform: new return-to-work duties for employers?

The Welfare Reform Act 2007 will come into force in October; changing the way Incapacity Benefit and Income Support is awarded in a bid to encourage people with health conditions to return to work.

Currently, individuals are assessed on a lack of ability to perform work-related tasks, whereas the new system focuses on tasks that can be carried out.

There has been little guidance on what the changes will mean for employers, though, so it is perhaps no surprise that reports claiming... (466 more words)

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