AGM and Nominations of Trustees
The Vocational Rehabilitation Association’s Annual General Meeting will take place as follows: Monday 3 December 2018 at 3.00 pm via webinar, please register here, you can also dial in by phone...
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VRA Webinar 27 November 2018 – Thriving at Work
Tue, Nov 27, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sarah Sparks shares the 6 top tips for Thriving at Work, based on recent research and her own personal burnout story....
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Cost of sickness absence for people with mental health problems
New research by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has found that 2.3 million people in the UK are currently experiencing mental health problems that affect the amount of...
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Equality and Discrimination
October has seen two interesting pieces of research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The first looks at the state of equality and human rights 2018. This is a comprehensive...
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Measuring Good Work
The UK current performs strongly on job creation, with each record low unemployment statistic celebrated in the national media. But why do we not have any similar measures for understanding...
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Reflections of rehabilitation professional: learning about management and getting things done
I trained to be a consultant physician between 1977-1980. During that period, I was advised to go on a ‘management course’. It is a sad reflection on the way the...
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Guidance for managers to support mental health at work
CIPD and Mind have published a revised mental health guide for managers to improve support for those experiencing stress and mental health issues at work. The updated guidance follows recent CIPD research which...
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VRA Webinar – 6 November 2018 – “If everybody is different.. why do we take everyone down the same pathway back to work?”
Please register for "If everybody is different.. why do we take everyone down the same pathway back to work?” on Nov 6, 2018 11:00 AM GMT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6277810462844120323 The Vocational...
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Disability Pay Gap
Disabled people’s careers are at risk because employers are failing to collect meaningful data on representation in the workforce, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned. The national equality...
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It is good to talk: new research from the LSE
Employees who feel able to speak openly about their depression with their managers are more productive at work than employees whose managers avoid talking to them about their condition, says...
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