Seminar - May 2008
Rehabilitation & Disability - Evidence Based Practice
Welcome to hcml's next free educational seminar & networking event in conjunction with international law firm Hunton & Williams.
The event is a must for all those involved in Health & Wellbeing at work, helping delegates understand the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) as well as how to deal with sickness absence and incapacity by adopting evidence based rehabilitation.
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Date: 20 May 2008
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Time: 5pm - 7pm followed by drinks & canapes
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Location: 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London EC3A 8EP
Delegate places are strictly limited due to available space at this fantastic venue. To ensure your place email us now at lynsey.mcvey@hcml.co.uk or call 0161 831 6418. Please bring photo identification and allow 10 minutes to clear security at The Gherkin.
Speakers:
Professor Mansel Aylward CB
Chair of the Wales Centre for Health, an Assembly Government Sponsored Body leading improvements in the nation's health by advocating on health issues, engaging with the public and communities and speaking independantly on health, free from corporate or economic interests. He is also Chair of hcml's Medical Advisory Board.
From 1996 to April 2005, he was Chief Medical Advisor, Medical Director and Chief Scientist to the UK's Department for Work & Pensions. He was also Chief Medical Advisor and Head of Profession at the Veterans' Agency, Ministry Defence.
Professor Aylward will speak on:
- Beyond absence management: psychosocial determinants of health and well-being at work
- The "stress" versus work challenge: employee responses and perceptions
- Aiming interventions at individuals as well as organisations
- Successful strategies and organisational features to improve employee health parameters.
- Workplace Health and Well-being: a climate where people are allowed to be well
- What works and what doesn’t
Sue Knowles
Sue has been Marketing/Admin Director at Costco Wholesales UK ltd since 1993. She is a founding member of the start up team for the UK operation and is responsible for Human Resources, Health & Safety and Insurance with 4600 employees over 21 locations.
Prior to Costco, she was Public Relations Manager at Booker Case & Carry and Senior Product Manager at Avon Cosmetics Ltd.
Sue will present a real life case study on how Costco introduced a rehabilitation programme to successfully tackle the organisation's claims, long term absence and injury record.
Ruth Harvey
Ruth is an employment and labour lawyer at Hunton & Williams. Her Practice focuses on full employment law services provided in terms of litigation, corporate support, human rights and tax.
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Definition of disability
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Types of discrimination
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Reasonable adjustments
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The justification defence
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Remedies and procedure