Return to work assessments handbook and presentation

The pack consists of a handbook (electronic copy), and two PowerPoint presentations one for safety advisers the other for line managers.

Handbook covers

• What the Fit Note means to the safety adviser
• What are the differences between short term adjustments required by the new Fit to Work forms and the long term reasonable adjustments required by the Disability Discrimination Act
• What the assessment should cover
• A template for RTW assessments
• Short case studies
• Where to go for extra help

Presentations provided in PowerPoint format

• What the safety adviser needs to know in order to carry out RTW assessments
• What the Line manager needs to know in order to accommodate RTW workers