Return to Work
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15 Minutes -
For all staff
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UK
This 15-minute express module explains the measures and controls needed to plan and manage employees returning to the workplace. It helps staff recognise and address some of the underlying reasons for long-term absence and make the key preparations and plans needed for a return, so the process is structured rather than improvised on the first day back.
Returns handled badly frequently end in a second absence, and the reasons are usually practical: no phased plan, no adjustment, no conversation before the day itself. Long-term absence also raises disability considerations that make the handling a legal matter as well as a wellbeing one. Preparing both sides properly is what makes a return hold.
What you’ll learn in
this course
- Recognise and address some of the underlying reasons for long-term absence from work
- Make key preparations and plans when returning to work, including return-to-work conversations
- Distinguish between different types of adjustments that may facilitate your return
- Prioritise wellbeing and seek support from colleagues on your return
- Identify other sources of support and advice