Ministers have agreed to pilot a scheme to meet the costs of temporary replacement staff when workers with mental health problems need to take time off sick.
jobsPilot scheme offers employers cash to hire temps covering for mentally ill staffTuesday, December 8th, 2009Mental distress, CBT and employmentMonday, December 7th, 2009The plans, which will make mental health treatment and particularly cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) central to the fight to get Britain back to work after the recession, will eventually see centres providing CBT set up around the country. Jobless to be offered ‘talking treatment’ to help put Britain back to workMonday, December 7th, 2009Jobless Britons are to be offered therapy to help them get back into work, under a “talking treatment” programme to be announced by the government over the next few weeks Improving Job Quality In The UKMonday, November 23rd, 2009Employers are committed to improving the quality of jobs in the UK but lack guidance about how to achieve it. Australian Government Releases National Mental Health and Disability Employment StrategyThursday, September 17th, 2009oint Media Release with The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services The Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Mark Arbib, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today announced the release of the Australian Government’s National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy. NEED A JOB? PUT MENTAL ILLNESS ON THE RESUMEWednesday, September 16th, 2009Okay, not for all jobs, but it apparently helps in academia. There’s a really interesting article in The Guardian: For academic researchers, mental illness can be an advantage . Shrinking job market linked to adolescent mental ill healthWednesday, September 16th, 2009A shrinking job market in recent decades may have contributed to rising rates of mental health problems among young people, suggests research. Study finds job programs protect public health during periods of recessionFriday, July 10th, 2009Interesting article released by UCSF, University of Oxford, and London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine commenting on the affects on mental health of the current economic climate and how employment can mitigate against these.
Application forms and medical questionnairesMonday, May 4th, 2009Some application forms ask direct questions about disability, so you can give all the details you feel are important when completing the form. If necessary, explain how your disability would affect you in a work environment – or say that it has no practical effect. Focus on your abilities and why you think you’re the right person for the job. If you feel that being disabled, or your life experience due to your disability, increases your ability to do the job, mention this on the part of the application form that asks why you’re suitable for the job. If you don’t disclose a disability, it may be harder to explain its positive aspects later on. |
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