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Health warning for employers: supporting older workers with health conditions
- Author:
- MOULAND Jemma
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on research with over 1,000 people who are managing a health condition at work, this report finds that employers are not properly supporting older workers experiencing long-term physical and mental health conditions. The results show that early access to support, small adjustments to the workplace and working patterns and empathetic management are crucial to enabling people to manage their health at work and remain in employment. They also found that workers are often put off speaking to employers until the last moment due to poor workplace culture and overly bureaucratic procedures. It makes recommendations for Government and employers to improve the support available for managing health conditions in the workplace and tackle some of the systemic barriers identified. (Edited publisher abstract)
Support staff in sickness and in health
- Author:
- O'REILLY Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 12.2.09, 2009, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Discusses sickness absence rates in local government and how good absence management policies can result in staff taking less unnecessary sick leave.
A human approach
- Author:
- McINTOSH Kaye
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 1.05.08, 2008, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Proactive health policies, remote working and making work 'fun'. This article reports on five innovative people management policies that councils are using to improve performance.
Sick leave strategy
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.5.94, 1994, p.26.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Sick leave has been found to be a major problem in Mid Glamorgan, which is Wales's biggest county and covers some of the UK's most socially deprived areas. High stress rates and hazards of physical work have been established as the two main factors behind most absences in the social services department. Reports on strategies to overcome this problem.
Trends in long-term sickness absence in Sweden 1992-2008: the role of economic conditions, legislation, demography, work environment and alcohol consumption
- Authors:
- LIDWALL Ulrik, MARKLUND Staffan
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 20(2), April 2011, pp.167-179.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In Sweden, absence from work because of illness or injury has fluctuated considerably over time. This study aimed to identify potentially important factors behind variations in long-term sickness absence. Aggregated data were used to assess factors correlated with the number of ongoing cases of sickness absence lasting more than 59 days. Trends were analysed using statistics from national social insurance records, labour force surveys and other official statistics. Although specific changes in the degree of generosity in the sickness insurance scheme were important in some cases, the results showed no consistent associations for the study period 1992–2008. Men were generally more sensitive to macroeconomic factors than women. Furthermore, compared with earlier findings, workforce composition had less impact on variations in long-term sickness absence. Notably, public health indicators such as alcohol sales and working conditions were clearly related to long-term sick leave during the period under investigation.
Absence management in the public sector: an integrative model?
- Authors:
- DIBBEN Pauline, JAMES Philip, CUNNINGHAM Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Public Money and Management, 21(4), October 2001, pp.55-60.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Workforce absence rates in Britain have been found to be higher in the public sector than the private. The Government has set ambitious targets for the reduction of public sector absence rates and published a range of recommendations. The authors look as the ways the two sectors manage long-term absence. Although many public sector organisations, as well as some large private services one, have systems in place, this article shows that these often contain structural weaknesses, and frequently do not operate in an integrated way. It is therefore concluded that many public organisations have some way to go to achieve the holistic approach to absence management advocated by the Government.
Sickness absence management in Local Authorities in England and Wales
- Author:
- KENNEDY Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Management Issues in Social Care, 8(3), July 2001, pp.10-14.
- Publisher:
- OLM Systems
Looks at current sickness absence levels in local authorities, and some successful strategies for managing sickness absence.
Lean on me
- Author:
- ALLEN Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 1.3.01, 2001, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
High absence rates prompted a trust to make a new appointment so staff could vent their worries and resolve their conflicts.
Healthy options
- Author:
- NORRIS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 7.7.00, 2000, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Absence levels have a knock-on effect on the delivery of services. Provides some advice on keeping staff healthy and reducing stress.
Ill-advised
- Author:
- NORRIS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Management, 31, Winter 2000, pp.28-29.
Looks at the rising levels of sick leave in local government.