How to get the long-term sick back to work

The UK has a well-known problem with long-term sickness in the workforce – but it’s not alone. In several wealthy countries, the number of young people turning to disability benefits has risen. Why is that? What can managers do about it? And just how much could helping people back to work boost productivity? To find out, host Isabel Berwick speaks to John Burn-Murdoch, the FT’s chief data reporter, as well as Camilla Cavendish, FT contributing editor and columnist. Want more? Free Links: Out of work and unwell: the worrying rise of young people on benefits How companies can deal with in-work sickness Sickness and work is a disaster that must be fixed Presented by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How to get the long-term sick back to work is an episode from Working It by Mischa Frankl-Duval.

This episode is 18:06 long.

This episode was published on Nov 19, 2024.

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