Fit for Work Employer
Fit for Work David Frost CBE: Co-Chair of the Independent Review on Sickness Absence in the UK Insert DF quotagraphic 2
What we’ll cover • What at i is Fi Fit fo for Work rk? • Why hy has has i it t bee een introd oduced ced? • How ow d does oes i it t wor ork? • Benefits & Ben & how how to g to get et invo volve ved. 3
What is Fit for Work?
Fit for Work In a nutshell • A new, service that offers the wider working population access to occupational health support. • It is for working people in England and Wales: it is not designed for the self-employed nor does not it take self-referrals from employees. • Fit for Work Scotland is delivered as a separate service by the Scottish Government. 5
Fit for Work In a nutshell • Fit for Work provides the services of health professionals to people in employment if they have been, or are likely to be, off for four weeks or more due to illness or related issues. • Nothing happens without an employees consent. • Employers can refer at four weeks of sickness absence • GPs can refer up to four weeks of sickness absence. Dr Lucy Goundry, Medical Director 6
Fit for Work What is included There are two elements to Fit for Work: • Advice : for employees, employers and GPs through www.fitforwork.org and a Freephone helpline for matters affecting work and health. • Assessment : working employees who’ve been off work for four weeks can be referred by their employer or GP for a (45 minute) telephone assessment with a qualified healthcare professional and personalised Return to Work Plan. The output of the service is an agreed Return to Work Plan (RtWP), which can replace the need for a fit note. 7
Why has Fit for Work been introduced?
Why Fit for Work? Employees are more likely to drop out of work around 4 weeks absence 9
Why Fit for Work? Sickness absence costs businesses and the UK economy dearly Dame Carol Black and David Frost According to PwC (in 2013) estimated in 2011 that between sickness absence costs UK £80-£165 m could be saved Businesses £29bn The new service is estimated to help cut sick pay costs by £80-165m each year 10 ‘Health at Work – an independent review of sickness absence’
How does it work?
How does it work? The referral process 12
How does it work? Using Bob as an example 13
How does it work? Biopsychosocial approach
Benefits and how to get involved
Benefits Healthy workforce 16
Benefits How Fit for Work can help 17
Benefits How Fit for Work can help – step-by-step approach 18
How to get involved
How to get involved Planning for Fit for Work • Consid ider r changin ging y your H r HR p polic licy to to acce accept th the R e Retu eturn to to W Work Pl Plan an, alo longside t the he F Fit it N Not ote. • Invit itin ing e g emplo ployees f for r a con onversation a abou out F Fit it f for W or Wor ork and nd th the b e ben enefits i it can t can b bring th them em. • Referrin ring g your e r emplo loyees i into Fit for or W Wor ork, if if t the hey ha have b been n of off w wor ork for or 4 4 weeks or m or mor ore. 20
How to get involved Make a referral 21
How to get involved Collateral and assets to help We e have an e an em employers to toolkit avail ilable on on www www.fitforwork. k.org This co contains a a suite o e of as assets ets and nd c coll ollateral w whi hich y you c ou can n us use, inclu ludin ding: g: • Posters and wall charts • Quick reference guide • Case studies • Digital assets, blogs and tweets 22
How to get involved Go to www.fitforwork.org where you can refer or access a wealth of advice and support 23
In s n sum ummary
Thank you! www.fitforwork.org
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