Talking to an employee about his or her health condition in the workplace can be tricky. While it can be a difficult task, it’s one of the most important.
While you can’t always plan for the unexpected, your organization can positively impact what may be a challenging time for an employee by ensuring you have the right disability program in place.
An important aspect about presenteeism that many employers aren’t aware of is if an employee’s condition isn’t treated proactively, it could potentially worsen and lead to a disability leave down the line.
While an employee’s need for a one-off mental health day may be covered by paid sick leave or paid time off, we need to go further not only as a society but as individual employers.
Unlike other medical conditions, determining how long an employee will be absent from work due to his or her cancer diagnosis can be tricky because there are so many unknowns.
Even though the task of facilitating cooperation among benefits vendors isn’t always easy, it’s important to do to help ensure your employees are getting the right assistance to be productive at work.
Regardless of the cause, here are a few ideas to help you anticipate how to provide the right support to employees who are dealing with the after-effects of a traumatic event.
