Links
to resources:
Equality and Human Rights
Commission
Guidance for workers about
their rights under the Equality Act 2010 includes rights to
flexible working and reasonable adjustments.
Health and Safety
Executive
This links to information on
workers’ rights and employers responsibilities. The resources
section includes publications on sick leave entitlement.
Statutory Sick Pay, Employment and Support
Allowance
This links to the Government
website with information on entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay,
Employment and Support Allowance and other benefits.
Department for Work and Pensions –
Sick note to Fit Note
From the 6 April 2010 the
sick note was replaced by the fit note. This section of the
DWP website includes a guide for employees on the new system.
There are also links to more detailed advice for health
professionals and also for employers.
Rethink advice and information service
Telephone advice line
offering specialist advice in England and general guidance in the
rest of the UK.
MIND
Operates two confidential
mental health information services:-
MIND infoline and the legal
advice unit.
MIND legal
unit offers information and general advice (directly
or through the Legal Advice Service) on the law in four key areas:
mental health, mental capacity, community care, human rights and
discrimination/equality related to mental health. It works with
other mental health lawyers on significant impact cases. It
undertakes some casework, but only specific cases which meet strict
'casework criteria'.
Community Legal
Advice
This website offers free,
confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England
and Wales. There is an employment section with information on
topics including employees rights and health and safety at
work.
Benefits and
work
Aims to provide practical,
detailed and accurate information about disability and incapacity
benefits. The website includes guides on Disability Living
Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, medicals, sample letters etc.
Citizens Advice
Bureau
Citizens Advice Bureau are
independent charities providing advice and information across the
UK.
Citizens Advice Bureau,
Scotland
Citizens Advice Bureau,
Northern Ireland
Trades Union
Congress
The Health and Safety section
of the website has resources/factsheets on topics such as risk,
stress, bullying, pre-employment medicals.
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