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Network Journal 2005 Issue 3 |
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New HSE guide
The HSE has launched a new guide – Working together to prevent sickness absence becoming job loss – which offers practical advice for reps on long-term sickness absence and return to work issues.
Each week one million workers take time off work because of sickness. Most return to work within days, however around 17,000 people are off work for longer. Almost one in five people who are off longer than six weeks leaves work permanently. The guide outlines six key actions that union representatives can take, in partnership with employers, to reduce sickness absence and help sick employees to successfully return to work. Copies are available on the HSE web site: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web02.pdf or from the health and safety section at central office.
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