Health and Support in the Workplace
Summary
We aimed to ascertain three things during this survey:
- To find out how well people are supported in their employment if they have health or care issues
- To find out what support employers offered to their employees if they have health or care issues
- To find out how employers may be supported to support their employees with health or care issues.
Key Findings
Support for employees
From the answers we recieved the following were rated as the most important to employees when being supported with health or welfare issues
- Flexible hours
- Phased return to work after illness
- Change of duties if unable to perform contracted duties after illness
- Equipment changes such as furniture, office and working enviroment
- Approachable managers so employees can speak freely about their welfare or concerns.
The majority of people we spoke to are happy with the level of support their employer offers.
Support from employers
The employers that we spoke to gave similar answers, recognising that their business benefited from a workforce that was well supported.
The smaller businesses wanted to provide more for their employees but found it difficult due to lack of resources.
Support for employers
The smaller businesses stated they would benefit from some better links between smaller and bigger businesses and some kind of mentoring or skills sharing.
Employers commented that waiting times for health or counselling appointments are sometimes lengthy and this can have an adverse effect on their staff.
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