Occupational health and wellbeing

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• What further advice should doctors include on a fit note where they tick the "may be fit for work taking account of the following advice" option?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Consultation on work, health and disability: improving lives

  Type:

  Consultations

  The Government consults on wide-ranging proposals intended to improve job opportunities and retention for those with long-term health conditions and disabilities and promote healthier workplaces.

• Do employers have any duties in relation to flu jabs for employees?

  Type:

  FAQs

• PTSD in the workplace: how to recognise it and support employees with the disorder

  Date:

  2 October 2016

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  A training programme has been launched for managers dealing with former servicemen and women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Psychotherapist Piers Bishop explains the rationale behind the programme, and how management training can help all employees with the disorder.

• Is resilience training the solution to technology overload?

  Date:

  1 October 2016

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Rapid technological advancements are transforming working patterns and increasing stress and anxiety levels. Resilience training can help, explains Mandy Rutter, psychologist and head of resilience services at Validium, a provider of psychological health services.

• Mental health risk: employers and insurers need a joined-up approach

  Date:

  23 August 2016

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Employers should address rising stress and mental health risk through collaboration between internal departments and insurance providers. A dedicated employee risk manager is part of the solution, argues Andrew Woolnough, value propositions director at Willis Employee Benefits.

• Do employers have a duty to provide an eyesight test or to pay for corrective lenses for employees who do not use display screen equipment?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Letter informing an employee of ineligibility for eye and eyesight test

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter informing an employee that he or she does not qualify for the statutory right to be provided with an eye and eyesight test.

• Letter inviting an employee to attend a meeting to discuss a phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to remove references to the fit for work service, following the cessation of assessment referrals.

• Letter inviting an employee to attend a follow-up meeting to discuss a phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model letter inviting an employee to attend a follow-up meeting to discuss a phased return to work following long-term sickness absence.