Health for Work Adviceline for Small Business
In December 2009,
the new Health for Work Adviceline for
Small Business was launched as part of the Government’s
initiative to help people stay in work or return to work more
quickly when they develop a health condition or impairment.
All managers will have experienced how the
health of an individual impacts on their performance. What's more,
with the increase of mental health issues such as stress, anxiety
and depression, it is now more important than ever to:
- find the advice and support you need today to help an employee
experiencing ill health;
- develop a plan to effectively and sympathetically deal with
employee sickness absence;
- establish how to deal with similar problems in the future,
should they occur;
- think differently about your business and the investment you
could make in a healthy workplace.
The free Adviceline tries to address these
issues by providing small business managers with early and easy
access to high quality, professional advice tailored to their
needs. Qualified occupational health nurses will be available to
take calls during office hours to provide advice to managers of
small businesses on any occupational health issue affecting an
individual employee.
Small business managers will also be helped to
understand how to manage future cases of employee ill health and
sickness absence and how to introduce healthier working practices
that will positively impact all members of staff.
Visit the Health for Work Adviceline for
Small Business for further information.
Alternatively, contact the Adviceline using the freephone number
0800 0 77 88 44. If
you phone during working hours you will be connected to a local
professional who will be happy to discuss your specific
requirements further. The Adviceline’s website provides
a call back form should
you wish to contact the Adviceline outside working hours.
Completing this will ensure that one of their local experts will
phone you back within two hours of the next working day.