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Network Journal 2007 Issue 4 July/Aug |
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Sick leave support
The Government is setting up a new vocational rehabilitation task group to help ill or injured people stay in or return to work, and called on employers to do more to support their employees.
The task group - made up of representatives of government, unions, business and insurers - will identify what services are currently available, why businesses do not provide more support, and what needs to be done to increase understanding and ensure wider provision of support services, including possible incentives such as tax relief for employers.
A government spokesman said: "One million people take sick leave every week, 3,000 of these will not return within six months, and of these 2,500 will still be on incapacity benefit five years later. Rehabilitation is not about forcing people back to work, however, businesses have much to gain in terms of reduced absenteeism, and improved staff retention."
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