What is good work?
We know that good work is good for us; but what is good work? New research from CIPD seeks to establish how good job quality is in the UK. This new annual...
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Reflections of a rehabilitation professional
Introduction I am grateful to the VRA for the opportunity to reflect on a professional career in rehabilitation over more than 40 years. The title of my reflections may strike...
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VRA Conference – 20 June 2018 – Key note speaker confirmed!
The Vocational Rehabilitation Association is delighted to announce that, in association with DWF Law, we are presenting a study dayThe Focus is on rehab professionals, employment consultants , health workers...
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Launch of the revised Code of Ethics and Conduct in Case Management Practice
Launch of the revised Code of Ethics and Conduct in Case Management Practice In 2008 CMSUK and BABICM convened a working party to develop a Code of Ethics. In...
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Access to Work Changes
Hundreds of disabled employees are to benefit from a £15,000 rise in Access to Work grants to assist them at work, following new measures introduced in Parliament. From April 2018,...
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Professor Stephen Hawkings
Professor Stephen Hawkings On life... Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem,...
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VRA WEBINAR – 27 MARCH 2018 – Mental Health, Resilience & Support
VRA WEBINAR - 27 MARCH. Register now! The Vocational Rehabilitation Association welcomes you to our webinar for March 2018. We are pleased to have Beth Husted from Unum presenting this...
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Duke of Cambridge launches new workplace mental health initiative
The Duke of Cambridge recently attended the Workplace Wellbeing Conference, to highlight the importance of mental wellbeing at work and introduce the new Heads Together workplace mental health initiative, created...
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Hearing Loss Impacts Employment
3rd March is World Hearing Day. Research from Action on Hearing Loss shows that developing hearing loss can lead to loss of employment (Matthews, 2011) and problems gaining employment (Baker,...
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Disability and Job Hunting
Up to 75% of disabled people find that their condition has an impact when job-hunting, according to research from the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI). Furthermore, 53% of respondents said...
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