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13 February
An essential best practice guide for employers has been launched in London
'Attendance management and disability', is the second in the series of Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD) best-selling line manager guides.
Sponsored by leading disability insurer Unum, the guide draws on vital questions from EFD members on how line managers approach attendance management.
The 31-page guide makes it easier to:
- recognise the signs when someone might have a disability
- distinguish when absence might be disability related
- identify how work could be done differently to maximise the potential of disabled staff
- make sure employers do not break the law by discriminating against disabled colleagues
“This guide is essential reading for all line managers who want to get it right for their disabled colleagues,” says Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of Employers' Forum on Disability.
“Along with its sister-publication, 'A best practice approach to working with disabled colleagues', the guide will ensure that line managers are better placed to ensure equal opportunities for their disabled colleagues.”
Unum Corporate Services Director, Joanne Hindle added: “For many employers disability in the workplace is viewed as a significant cost and the rich source of talent that is within the disabled community is not widely recognised.
“However, education and training are crucial to changing attitudes and convincing employers that employing disabled talent does make economic sense. At Unum we are keen to help employers understand the best ways to facilitate workplace wellbeing, including attendance management, for disabled employees. This is why we are pleased to be sponsoring this latest valuable guide.”
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To review a copy of this guide, please contact the EFD communication department
Issy RulePR & Communications Coordinator
Employers' Forum on Disability press office
Email: issy.rule@employers-forum.co.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020
About Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers.
With over 400 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 25 per cent of the UK workforce.
Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.