Nursery World - HR Update

A new scheme is being introduced that will help employers
struggling with employees who are off work sick for extended periods,
says Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries

A new scheme to help employees stay in or return to work as quickly as appropriate will be introduced this year. Fit for Work is a free service providing health and work advice through a website and a telephone line. It will also offer a referral service providing an occupational health (OH) assessment and a return-to-work plan for employees who have been off sick from work, or who are likely to be off sick from work for four weeks or more.

Employers can make a referral after four weeks of absence, but normally employees will be referred by their GP. Employees will be contacted within two working days of the referral and they will receive an occupational health (OH) assessment, usually over the telephone. If a face-to-face assessment is required, this will take place within five working days.

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