Mental health and employers
The Stevenson-Farmer Independent Review into Mental Health in the workplace was commissioned by Theresa May in January this year. The subsequent report, Thriving at Work sets out what employers can...
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Employee finances and sick leave
A recent report from BHSF investigated employee finances and sick pay. It shows that UK employees are at risk of a severe financial shock in the event of ill-health. Furthermore many employees...
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AGM and Election of Trustees
The VRA's Annual General Meeting took place on 3 December 2018 and the following Trustees elected: Deborah Edwards Joy Reymond ...
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Making IPS work
Setting up an IPS or Individual Placement and Support employment service can change people’s lives. Furthermore it can revolutionise mental health care in a local area, says a new report published...
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Disabled applicants shut out of job market due to workplace bias
A million disabled people in the UK can and want to work but are unemployed. An Opinium survey of 2,000 disabled people for Scope found that when applying for jobs only...
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