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Most long-term sick employees can return to work, says DWP
...(this means early intervention tailored to meet the individual needs).Workplaces that are accommodating, supporting return to work and the temporary provision of modified work. According to the DWP, simple measures, alongside structured support for those who need extra help, could reduce long term sickness absence and the number of workers going on to long term incapacity benefits by up to 60%. Commenting on the review, Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell said: "Our radical proposals to reform the welfare system are designed to ensure people can stay at or return to work if they are a...
News | 8 Aug 2008
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fit for work who decides: the legal answer
...with the GP may be appropriate due to complex health issues or because of workers employed within driving or other high-risk roles where medication for example may affect their ability to carry out their role. However, you are making an assumption that the GP can make an informed decision. Remember most doctors have never been inside an industrial setting and can only go on what the employee tells them (in 8 minutes or less!) If you have an OH team then they can decide whether an employee is fit to work or not and whether any temporary adjustments are required and rarely, liase with the GP or s...
Comment | 3 Jun 2008
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Old git, or still work fit?
... sick leave Research reveals employers are increasingly recognising the sense in investing in employee health workplacelaw 3 workplacelaw MAGAZINE Kelly Mansfield T. 01223 431 054 It's not how old you are... ...it's how old you feel that matters; or so the saying goes! Funnily enough, this is most often cited by those who are no longer as young as they'd like to be! So, if we believe we're still spring chickens, does it matter that an employer is stuck with an ageing workforce, no longer as able as they once were, absent more often than they once were, but refusing to retire because they don...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2006
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ETs on the rise
...ccurate an independent review is currently being undertaken by Professor Malcolm Harrington. This is aimed at gathering information on the WCA from a wide range of organisations and individuals and can be found on the DWP website: www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/ 29465 NEWS IN BRIEF Suffer in silence Most UK employees would rather suffer in silence with a health concern or personal issue than tell their boss or colleagues, according to new research from Aviva UK Health. Just 4% of employees questioned in Aviva's Health of the Workplace study said they would approach their boss with a health concern....
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2010
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The Diversity Dilemma
...essions on facilities management, health and safety and environmental management. n Watch and keep 9 short films, produced by Workplace Law specifically for the event. n Fast-moving sessions with group discussions instead of 'death by Powerpoint'. n Early departure on day 2 allowing you to make the most of the working day. n Suberb value: recession-busting rates our lowest since 2006. n Fully inclusive package, including our super networking Black Tie dinner and hotel accommodation on site. Workplace Law's FM Legal Update conference has set the standard which other companies need to meet. A sen...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009
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What is reasonable adjustment?
...y give a damn about whether their service is accessible or not. Where the US leads, Britain often follows -- yet when it comes to disability legislation, the two countries have significant differences in approach. Bernie Sheehan weighs up the pros and cons of both systems. It's a striking fact that most cases brought under the Disability Discrimination Act are concerned with employers having failed to make `reasonable adjustments'. Caroline Merz identifies key recent cases that illustrate what, when it comes to adjustments, is considered reasonable. Employers have largely managed to get to grips w...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006
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The burning issue
...safe refuge in a large building if the emergency was a bomb scare? Would it not be better that the DDA regulations have Evac chairs in all multi storey buildings with staff equipped to use them? Food for thought wouldn't you say? As a wheelchair user I agree that we should be able to have access to most public buildings, however as an access auditor I feel if we can't get out of the building, we should not be going in it, at least not until those responsible have addressed all issues including egress. My advice to fellow disabled people is: when entering a building think about how you will get out...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2005
