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Launched this week at our Health and Work Conference, HSE has published new principles and guidance to support businesses to create an inclusive approach to workplace health.
Employers can use the simple principles to create an enabling workplace culture, where disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions feel valued and thrive.
Our Talking Toolkit can help structure conversations with workers and potential recruits.
The new principles help you to:
- 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
HSE has developed the guidance to help support Health is Everybody’s Business, the government’s commitment to better support the lives of disabled people.
Working closely with disability charities, unions and business representatives, the principles and guidance aim to help you and your business to support, retain and develop talent.
Find out more about the launch of the guidance in our press release.
HSE recognise that workers will benefit from access to quality advice to help them work at their best. WorkRight for everyone reminds workers of their workplace rights as well as how to approach conversations to help the workplace become more open and trusting.
Further advice for employers
Government has developed an online advice service on GOV.UK giving support with employee health and disability for employers and managers.
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