New Health and Safety Executive (HSE) talking toolkit

The HSE has issued helpful guidance to assist employers support workers with long-term health conditions and disabilities. It includes questions to help employers have conversations with workers, focusing on the following seven principles:

• Create a supportive and enabling workplace.
• Take an inclusive approach to workplace health.
• Understand the work barriers that impact on workers.
• Make suitable workplace adjustments or modifications.
• Develop skills, knowledge and understanding.
• Use effective and accessible communication.
• Support sickness absence and return to work.

The guidance can be found here Support disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions in work – HSE.

The pdf toolkit can be found here Talking toolkit – Support disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions in work – HSE.

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