Do return to work interventions for workers with disabilities and health conditions achieve employment outcomes and are they cost effective? A systematic narrative review

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“What should I say to my employer… if anything?”- My disability disclosure dilemma

“…Question 6 was designed to gain insight into how the case organisation and other FE providers can demonstrate best practice in making "reasonable adjustments". Additionally, Question 6 was designed to build on the work of Melling et al (2011), Sanderson (2011, Kirby and Gibbon (2018) and Dibben et al (2018).…”

“…Question six was designed to gain insight into how the case organisation and other FE providers can demonstrate best practice in making 'reasonable adjustments'. Additionally, question six was designed to build on the work of Melling et al(2011), Sanderson (2011),Kirby and Gibbon (2018) andDibben et al (2018).It should be noted that the participant responses provided during interviews may have been influenced by the lead author's role as a senior leader within the case study organisation.To mitigate this risk, participants were promised anonymity and confidentiality. Information about the study was provided prior to the interview and a consent form was signed by all participants.…”

IGLOO: A Framework for Return to Work Among Workers with Mental Health Problems

“…Building on the work of Day and Nielsen (2017) and Nielsen et al (2017), we identify resources at five levels: the individual, the group, the leader, the organizational level, and the overarching context, i.e., the wider national legislation and culture (Nielsen et al 2018), which may influence RTW after mental health problems. In a recent review of RTW interventions, Dibben et al (2018) found weak and contradictory evidence for either achieving employment outcomes or cost effectiveness. We propose that considering resources within and across the multiple levels may help us to develop more effective RTW interventions that accrue health, employability, and financial gains for individuals, organizations, and society.…”

Editorial: The role of social dialogue in return to work after chronic conditions

“…Many countries ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, which covers a broad range of areas, including job retention measures and vocational rehabilitation (UN, 2006), in order to support the retention of chronically ill workers in the workplace. Central to this is the effective management of the RTW for individuals with long-standing or chronic health conditions through well-designed rehabilitative RTW policies and practices (Dibben et al , 2018; Shaw et al ., 2008). Returning to work after a medium- to long-term sickness absence is a complex process, however.…”