Keeping People Working Issue 2, September 2008

September 2008 Issue 2

Cases from the Clinic

In future newsletters I want to bring some human perspective and practical applications of the principles of "vocational rehabilitation" and the "evidence based management" of conditions that can result in work loss.

I'll be using some terminology that you may not have come across before, so I am in the process of writing some articles that will explain more about what things like Vocational Rehabilitation, and BioPsychoSocial actually mean.

Case History: This will tell you the background to the case and what sort of organisation sent them to me

Action Plan: This will outline what the rehabiliation plan is / has been to date.

From time to time we will follow up on cases and see what happened in the end. (If you have any cases you would like help or advice with please submit them to me.)

Featured Resources

The Small Business Health Check - checks the financial health of your business in terms of identifying the cost of just one day of absence for one employee. This simple resource was one of the resources you received when you signed up for this newsletter (if someone has forwarded this to you, sign up now on the right to receive your Special Report and other documents)

In the light of the Black Report, (Article: The Black Report: What is it?) identifying the possible economic cost to your business seems like a sensible place to start.

It is a bit like the preverbial ice berg, so assume that the results you get from this quick exercise are just the costs you can see, and not the ones hidden under the water. We'll talk more about those another time. For now, just remember that this figure is probably a rather conservative estimate!

You'll need to have some figures to hand so check out the document and come back when you have the figures: Then simply multiply the result by the number of days lost due to sickness in the last 12 months in your business. Perhaps a strong coffee and a sit down might help too.

Please send me the results of your Small Business Health Check at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text63341 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //-->\n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (this information will only be used for general research purposes and will not be used in any way that could identify the results from your business) to be entered into a prize draw for a ticket to our next Workshop - see right.

For an even more in depth analysis try the new tool developed by Dame Carol Black's team below.

News Flashes:

Missed the first newsletters?
Go to the website, under info and find the newsletter archive. Newsletters will be stored there 1 month after issue.

CIPD annual absence managment survey found 4 out of 10 employers offer no rehabilitation support to help employees return to work. Visit www.cipd.co.uk and search under "surveys" for the most recent Absence Management Survey.

"Online tool calculates economic benefits of investing in health" Dame Carol Black has unveiled a tool that that will allow companies to evaluate and measure the ecomomic benefits of investing in employee health programmes. Occupational Health Aug 2008 Vol 60 no8.

Welcome

Dear colleague,

Welcome to the Work Performance Programme Newsletter - "Keeping People Working".

Each month I will be bringing you a preview of one or two of my latest articles to help you navigate the day to day issues of return to work and dealing with MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders), and pointing you to other resources.

Whether you are in HR, H&S, Case Managment or you are a health professional there should be something of interest. Do contact me with your suggestions for things you would like to see covered in future issues.

Happy Reading!

Heather Watson MCSP
Director

Events

WORKSHOP: How to Get Your employees Back to Work Faster

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If your business has ongoing issues over the employment of one of your staff which have not been resolved with remedial steps, please call us for further rehabilitation advice, and contact your employment law advice team to establish your legal position before taking further action.

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