On Course Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace

This course examines the importance of communication, trust and knowledge in dealing with chronic conditions using a mixture of presentation, case study examples and audience activity-based learning. As responsible employers and line managers, it is important to support individuals suffering with physical, mental, seasonal and treatment-related long-term conditions for a number of business reasons including legal, cost, staff retention and morale

This webinar has been developed to increase understanding about common gender specific health conditions, encourage communication, and educate line managers on how they can support their staff.

For those who choose to work it can be a significant factor in the recovery process. This module gives an insight into cancer and its treatment, common side effects and psychological impacts and introduces methods and tools that managers can use to deal with staff living with cancer and a guide on creating a return to work strategy.

Stress is a major cause of sickness absence in the workplace and this module introduces tools and strategies that managers can use to deal with the effects of stress.

Sickness absence affects productivity and can cause increased costs to an employer. This session shows how managing sickness absence effectively can help to reduce costs and support absent employees as well as helping staff to stay healthy.

The Work and Mental Health workshop focuses on both the fast-growing awareness and the importance of good mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. Helping staff prevent mental ill-health is not just the ‘right thing to do’. Recognising, valuing, improving and protecting mental wellbeing in the workplace also makes sound business sense. In the session we will cover, Why mental health is a universal asset for the individual, organisation and society. How to recognise mental ill-health. The tools you can give staff to help identify manage and prevent poor mental health in the workplace.