Council for Work and Health
We asked Joy Reymond VRA Trustee and the VRA's representative on the Council for Work and Health to tell us more about their work. The Council for Work & Health...
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Return to work support during and post Covid-19 – Updated
This guide is no longer being updated. This is the third of our series of resources guides in response to Covid-19 for return to work practitioners in the rehabilitation and...
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Embracing neurodiversity in the creative industries
Universal Music UK has published the first handbook for embracing neurodiversity. Whilst it is aimed at the creative industries it has some great advice for all employers. Neurodiverse (ND) and...
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1/3 of people with a learning disability find it hard to apply for jobs
Less than 6% of people with a learning disability known to their local authority are in paid employment in comparison with 76% of the general population in paid work. This...
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Consultation Events: Health is everyone’s business – More Dates Added!
The Government recently published Health is everyone’s business, a public consultation seeking views on different ways in which government and employers can take action to reduce ill health-related job loss. ...
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Reflections of rehabilitation professional: difficult times – part 2 –what transferrable skills were useful?
My earlier reflections on difficult times left me somewhat demoralised having been accused of not doing any work and being peer reviewed and ending up providing consultant support for the newly...
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Menopause has a negative impact on women at work
59% of working women between the ages of 45 and 55 who are experiencing menopause symptoms say it has a negative impact on them at work according to new research....
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7 out of 10 disabled workers failed by employers
A staggering 73% of disabled workers in the UK say they have stopped working due to a disability or health condition, according to new research from disability charity Leonard Cheshire....
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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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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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