Tools for organisations and practitioners

<p>There are a&nbsp;range of toolkits and guidance documents&nbsp;provided below which have been developed to support organisations and practitioners through the return to work process following mental health sickness absence. These resources have been designed to help practitioners and organisations consider&nbsp;an organisational approach to managing&nbsp;return at work.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Author: MIND

How to support staff who are experiencing a mental health problem

This toolkit is designed for organisations and provides practical information for ways in which the organisation can support staff through the various stages of mental ill health. The guide includes details on culture of the organisation, how to have a conversation about mental health, how to support someone with mental ill health and how to manage an employee who is on sickness absence and on their return to work.

Author: HSE

Return to work questionnaire and discussion template

This resource provides a template relating to stressors in the workplace for returning employees to complete. This enables the user to easily identify areas which may be contributing to the individual feeling stressed at work. It covers various aspects of work (e.g. demands, control, peers etc.) and also considers whether the individual feels that any reasonable adjustments can be made to help support their return. 

Author: Humans Solutions- Canadian Report

Able minded: Return to Work and accommodations for workers on disability leave for mental disorders

This report provides key stakeholders with the most current and empirically valid perspective on the return to work process and accommodation for employees with mental health disorders. The report is split into five different sections; the challenges of mental health disability, the individual’s response, the employer’s response, the organisational response and existing toolkits for employers.

Author: Centre for Mental Health in the workplace

Supporting Employee Success: A tool to plan accommodations

This guidance booklet, developed in the United States by a review of literature and feedback from the occupational health community, helps the reader to plan workplace tasks and accommodations for employees with mental health issues. The aim of the toolkit is to help understand work related triggers for the individual, help to plan accommodations in a supportive manner to encourage employee success at work and facilitate their well-being whilst meeting the requirements for a safe and productive workplace. It also suggests actions for preventative approaches, introducing these steps to the entire workforce before they require it to help reduce the stigma faced by returning employees. 

Author: The University of Sheffield, Affinity Health at Work, Birkbeck University of London, Productivity Insights Network ESRC

Guide for Human Resource Professionals - What can you do to help an employee returning to work?

Evidence-based guidance developed using the IGLOo (individual, group, leader, organisational resources) framework to support returning employees, and those that work with them, following a period of absence due to mental ill-health. The guidance draws from the latest evidence to outline what works, and what does not, when it comes to helping someone back to work. The guide also provides a useful checklist to help you see what you can do to help your employee build their IGLOo. Mirrored guides for colleagues, employees and line managers are available to ensure that everyone has the same information. 

Author: CIPD & Bupa

Managing a return to work after long term absence: HR Guidance

This guide provides information for HR practitioners on effectively managing an employee’s return to work after long-term absence. The aim of this guide is to provide HR professionals with the resources and tips to know: why we need to tackle long-term sickness absence, how to ensure everyone has a role to play when supporting returning employees, guiding principles to optimise the return-to-work journey, how to update policies and processes in light of the pandemic and the relevant legal obligations.

Author: CIPD & Bupa

Managing a return to work after long term absence: Line manager guidance

This resource has been designed to provide support for line managers when managing long-term absences within their team. The CIPD recognises key behavioural areas which will assist managers when optimising the return-to-work experience which include: building and sustaining relationships, providing knowledge, clarity and guidance and being open, fair and consistent. The guidance also provides practical exercises that offer advice on how to develop these behaviours.

Author: MIND

How to support staff who are experiencing a mental health problem

How to support staff who are experiencing a mental health problem

This toolkit is designed for organisations and provides practical information for ways in which the organisation can support staff through the various stages of mental ill health. The guide includes details on culture of the organisation, how to have a conversation about mental health, how to support someone with mental ill health and how to manage an employee who is on sickness absence and on their return to work.

Author: MIND

How to support staff who are experiencing a mental health problem

This toolkit is designed for organisations and provides practical information for ways in which the organisation can support staff through the various stages of mental ill health. The guide includes details on culture of the organisation, how to have a conversation about mental health, how to support someone with mental ill health and how to manage an employee who is on sickness absence and on their return to work.

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Author: HSE

Return to work questionnaire and discussion template

Return to work questionnaire and discussion template

This resource provides a template relating to stressors in the workplace for returning employees to complete. This enables the user to easily identify areas which may be contributing to the individual feeling stressed at work. It covers various aspects of work (e.g. demands, control, peers etc.) and also considers whether the individual feels that any reasonable adjustments can be made to help support their return. 

Author: HSE

Return to work questionnaire and discussion template

This resource provides a template relating to stressors in the workplace for returning employees to complete. This enables the user to easily identify areas which may be contributing to the individual feeling stressed at work. It covers various aspects of work (e.g. demands, control, peers etc.) and also considers whether the individual feels that any reasonable adjustments can be made to help support their return. 

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Author: Humans Solutions- Canadian Report

Able minded: Return to Work and accommodations for workers on disability leave for mental disorders

Able minded: Return to Work and accommodations for workers on disability leave for mental disorders

This report provides key stakeholders with the most current and empirically valid perspective on the return to work process and accommodation for employees with mental health disorders. The report is split into five different sections; the challenges of mental health disability, the individual’s response, the employer’s response, the organisational response and existing toolkits for employers.

Author: Humans Solutions- Canadian Report

Able minded: Return to Work and accommodations for workers on disability leave for mental disorders

This report provides key stakeholders with the most current and empirically valid perspective on the return to work process and accommodation for employees with mental health disorders. The report is split into five different sections; the challenges of mental health disability, the individual’s response, the employer’s response, the organisational response and existing toolkits for employers.

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Author: Centre for Mental Health in the workplace

Supporting Employee Success: A tool to plan accommodations

Supporting Employee Success: A tool to plan accommodations

This guidance booklet, developed in the United States by a review of literature and feedback from the occupational health community, helps the reader to plan workplace tasks and accommodations for employees with mental health issues. The aim of the toolkit is to help understand work related triggers for the individual, help to plan accommodations in a supportive manner to encourage employee success at work and facilitate their well-being whilst meeting the requirements for a safe and productive workplace. It also suggests actions for preventative approaches, introducing these steps to the entire workforce before they require it to help reduce the stigma faced by returning employees. 

Author: Centre for Mental Health in the workplace

Supporting Employee Success: A tool to plan accommodations

This guidance booklet, developed in the United States by a review of literature and feedback from the occupational health community, helps the reader to plan workplace tasks and accommodations for employees with mental health issues. The aim of the toolkit is to help understand work related triggers for the individual, help to plan accommodations in a supportive manner to encourage employee success at work and facilitate their well-being whilst meeting the requirements for a safe and productive workplace. It also suggests actions for preventative approaches, introducing these steps to the entire workforce before they require it to help reduce the stigma faced by returning employees. 

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Author: The University of Sheffield, Affinity Health at Work, Birkbeck University of London, Productivity Insights Network ESRC

Guide for Human Resource Professionals - What can you do to help an employee returning to work?

Guide for Human Resource Professionals - What can you do to help an employee returning to work?

Evidence-based guidance developed using the IGLOo (individual, group, leader, organisational resources) framework to support returning employees, and those that work with them, following a period of absence due to mental ill-health. The guidance draws from the latest evidence to outline what works, and what does not, when it comes to helping someone back to work. The guide also provides a useful checklist to help you see what you can do to help your employee build their IGLOo. Mirrored guides for colleagues, employees and line managers are available to ensure that everyone has the same information. 

Author: The University of Sheffield, Affinity Health at Work, Birkbeck University of London, Productivity Insights Network ESRC

Guide for Human Resource Professionals - What can you do to help an employee returning to work?

Evidence-based guidance developed using the IGLOo (individual, group, leader, organisational resources) framework to support returning employees, and those that work with them, following a period of absence due to mental ill-health. The guidance draws from the latest evidence to outline what works, and what does not, when it comes to helping someone back to work. The guide also provides a useful checklist to help you see what you can do to help your employee build their IGLOo. Mirrored guides for colleagues, employees and line managers are available to ensure that everyone has the same information. 

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Author: CIPD & Bupa

Managing a return to work after long term absence: HR Guidance

Managing a return to work after long term absence: HR Guidance

This guide provides information for HR practitioners on effectively managing an employee’s return to work after long-term absence. The aim of this guide is to provide HR professionals with the resources and tips to know: why we need to tackle long-term sickness absence, how to ensure everyone has a role to play when supporting returning employees, guiding principles to optimise the return-to-work journey, how to update policies and processes in light of the pandemic and the relevant legal obligations.

Author: CIPD & Bupa

Managing a return to work after long term absence: HR Guidance

This guide provides information for HR practitioners on effectively managing an employee’s return to work after long-term absence. The aim of this guide is to provide HR professionals with the resources and tips to know: why we need to tackle long-term sickness absence, how to ensure everyone has a role to play when supporting returning employees, guiding principles to optimise the return-to-work journey, how to update policies and processes in light of the pandemic and the relevant legal obligations.

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Author: CIPD & Bupa

Managing a return to work after long term absence: Line manager guidance

Managing a return to work after long term absence: Line manager guidance

This resource has been designed to provide support for line managers when managing long-term absences within their team. The CIPD recognises key behavioural areas which will assist managers when optimising the return-to-work experience which include: building and sustaining relationships, providing knowledge, clarity and guidance and being open, fair and consistent. The guidance also provides practical exercises that offer advice on how to develop these behaviours.

Author: CIPD & Bupa

Managing a return to work after long term absence: Line manager guidance

This resource has been designed to provide support for line managers when managing long-term absences within their team. The CIPD recognises key behavioural areas which will assist managers when optimising the return-to-work experience which include: building and sustaining relationships, providing knowledge, clarity and guidance and being open, fair and consistent. The guidance also provides practical exercises that offer advice on how to develop these behaviours.

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