Programme
- 9.00
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Registration and coffee
- 9.20
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Welcome and introduction
- 9.30
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Employment and disability
Dr John Ballard, editor of Occupational Health [at Work]- National statistics
- Closing the employment gap
- 9.45
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DISABILITY LAW
Understanding disability law
Rebecca Tuck, barrister- Who is covered under the Equality Act 2010?
- Understanding the terminology: direct and indirect discrimination; discrimination arising from disability
- Disability, capability and unfair dismissal
- Duty to make reasonable adjustments – deciding what is ‘reasonable’
- Pre-employment health questionnaires, health declarations and examinations
- What if an employee’s child or dependant is disabled?
- European Framework Directive and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- 10.40
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Coffee
- 11.00
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Disability law – ensuring legal compliance in the workplace
Diana Kloss, barrister- Consent: at referral, consultation and report
- Advising on fitness for work: what employers need to know (and what they should expect of OH)
- What should you do if an employee tells something to OH, but doesn’t want the employer to know?
- Adjusting sick-pay triggers
- Lying about a health condition at pre-employment
- Health, safety and disability
- Potential liability of the OH professional
- 11.50
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Disability law Q&A – ‘difficult issues’
Diana Kloss and Rebecca TuckYour chance to put your live and pre-submitted questions to our legal experts.
- 12.15
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Lunch
- 13.20
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The OH referral – step by step
Dr Nerys Williams, independent OH physician- Managing the referral – ensuring that managers and employees understand the process
- The consultation
- The OH report – what makes a good report (and a bad one)?
- Access to Work, and other resources
- 14.10
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The four Rs of disability management – a good practice guide
Dr Alister Scott, BT- Recruitment and pre-placement best practice
- Risk assessmentSafety critical environments
- Reasonable adjustments
- Retention
- 15.00
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Tea
- 15.20
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Mental health: the role of OH
Helen Wray, Mars Chocolate UK- Recognising common mental health conditions
- Practical support at work
- Addressing stigma
- Managing difficult issues – capability and attendance
- 16.10
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Final questions
- 16.20
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Close of conference
Benefits of attending
How will attending this training day benefit you?
You will gain:
- an indispensable understanding of the key legal and practice issues
- plenty of practical guidance to enable you to manage disability at work more effectively
- an opportunity to get your legal questions answered in our
interactive legal surgery