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Calling health and social care professionals! Do you work in a dental practice, GP surgery, a hospital, or in community or mental health services? If so, we’d love to hear your views.    IES, on behalf of the Care Quality Commission, are currently conducting research looking into workplace inequalities in the health and social care profession. We are looking for responses from health and social care professionals, on whether you have personally experienced and/or observed discriminatory or unequal treatment in your workplace. The research will illuminate issues in the workplace, that will enable the CQC to support employees and employers alike in tackling inequalities. By ‘workforce inequalities’, we mean differences in how employees with certain characteristics are treated while at work, including discrimination, bullying or harassment, not being fairly considered for promotion, being unfairly given different tasks from others, or not being able to get issues like these recognised, or fairly resolved when they arise. This is an anonymous survey and we thank you for sharing your experiences and views. After completing, please share this survey link with your networks and colleagues working in the health and social care sector so that we can hear from as many people as possible. You can access the survey here: https://lnkd.in/e4ZjEJxv

Last night, Working With Cancer celebrated two very significant events, our 10th Anniversary and the launch of the 'Bevan Report into Improving Employer Support for Those Working With Cancer' at iNHouse Communications in Westminster, London. Working with Cancer founder, Barbara Wilson started the social enterprise after her experience of a breast cancer diagnosis. Over the past 10 years, she's remained passionate and dedicated to improving work and cancer services throughout the UK, Europe and beyond. Her expert team provides coaching, training and consultancy services to employers, employees, colleagues affected by cancer, carers and health professionals. Yesterday's event also provided the chance to remember Institute for Employment Studies and Working with Cancer Ambassador Stephen Bevan who sadly passed away from cancer earlier this year. Stephen was dedicated to improving health and wellbeing at work hence why the research report was named the Bevan Report. Thank you to Tony Wilson who worked as Director of IES with Stephen for many years and joined us to share some kind words in his memory. The event provided an opportunity to focus on the purpose of the Bevan report research and to highlight the findings, both good and bad. Thank you to Dr Zofia Bajorek for her involvement in the research and for managing the challenging task of conveying the most crucial elements of the findings with clarity, passion and sensitivity in a perfectly timed presentation. We were pleased to have Sir Stephen Timms, MP for East Ham and Minister of State for Social Security and Disability join us and share his thoughts and insights about having better support for those living and working with cancer. We would also like to thank the wonderful panel who took part in a very insightful discussion about working with cancer. Political Editor of The Sunday Times, Caroline Wheeler did a fantastic job of chairing the expert panel which included Kelly McCabe co-founder at Perci Health, Charlotte Frost, Co-Head of Culture, Talent and Inclusion, Schroders and our founder, Barbara Wilson. The discussion really highlighted where there are gaps in employer support and organisation’s policies and how some simple adjustments in the workplace could make a big difference to those impacted by cancer. If you’re a line manager or HR manager and haven’t already, please download and read the report via the link below to access the findings and recommendations and also to support the Working with Cancer Pledge. 👇 We’d like to thank all of the guests who came along last night as well as our supporters, team and ambassadors and of course, we’d like to say a big thank you to Perci Health and Schroders for sponsoring the Bevan Report research, it would not have been possible without their support, and to George Reed MIRP, MD of Oberon Solutions for sponsoring the event. Together we can make a difference. https://lnkd.in/eA22-GmV #Workingwithcancer

In a guest blog for IES, Tristram Hooley reflects on the main research findings from the CITB-supported annual survey into career guidance practitioners’ attitudes to construction, and explores what the implications might be for careers practice. Read his new blog here: https://bit.ly/4fkbUPv And career guidance practitioners, we need you views! We hope you can spare a couple of minutes to share your opinions on the construction industry at this point in time. It's a short survey and your answers will be treated anonymously. Take part here: https://bit.ly/40gP8DH Thank you! #careersguidance #survey #research

Really pleased that the message on the critical role of Senior Leaders in living and driving the Inclusion agenda got highlighted from the Building Inclusive Organisations Webinar. Thanks Tutul Consulting for the opportunity to voice these perspectives.

The Institute for Employment Studies has today published a report that we have led alongside Working With Cancer, to understand current #employer #practices in supporting #employees living with #cancer back to work, and to identify enablers and barriers to good practice. With the sobering statistic that 1 in 2 people will be #diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and the increase in diagnoses of cancer among the #workingage population - this is timely research. The research used a mixed methods approach, a survey of 204 HR Managers or individuals with HR responsibilities, and 4 in-depth organisational case studies to understand what #organisational #poilicies and practices are in place to support a #returntowork and to help eployees working with cancer thrive when in work. Main findings include: - Organisational policies and practices tend to be generic and do not cater for the specific difficulties and concerns that employees living with cancer experience - 72% of organisations do not collect data on how many employees may have or have previously had cancer, and so may be unaware of concerns that employees may be having - A variety of employee #benefits were provided to help support employees to return-to-work, but those which could provide tailored support on a case-by-case basis such a #VocationalRehabilitation were less common. - There were knowledge gaps in relation to employers' legal obligations, in particular the #disability status of cancer, and 25% of HR Managers reported a lack of understanding about the #EqualityAct. - A number of challenges about #linemangerial support for employees working with cancer were identified. HR Managers reported concerns about #linemanger #capability, the limited #training provided to line managers and the limited #experience of managing cancer at work. However only 11% of organisations had provided line manager training or #coaching, and 33% of HR Managers also recognised that line manager #capacity was a difficulty in ensuring that managers had the time to undertake #peoplemanagement responsibilities effectively. Full access to the report and case study findings can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eHauWbSa This report is dedicated to Stephen Bevan, our IES colleague and Working With Cancer Amabassador who was so open about his own experience of working with cancer, who passed away earlier this year. Steve dedicated his career to researching #workplace #wellbeing, #HR and people management and was a staunch advocate for #goodwork. We can only hope this research continues in his mission to promote positive change in organisations so that people working with cancer can return to and thrive at work.

New research launched today by Working With Cancer reveals that many HR managers are ill-equipped to navigate the complexities of cancer and long-term health issues in the workplace. Working With Cancer’s report was produced in conjunction with the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and found that 78% of those surveyed said their line managers had not received training on how to support employees living with cancer. Some other key findings from the survey findings are: 🔹 48% of respondents expressed concern about line managers saying the wrong thing and 31% lacked confidence in the ability of their line managers to have difficult conversations. 🔹 96% of respondents reported that their companies do not have cancer-specific policies and only 18% reported collecting data on the number of employees with a cancer diagnosis. 🔹 Only half (54%) of respondents knew about the Access to Work scheme and a quarter (25%) reported a lack of understanding of disability legislation. Barbara Wilson, founder of Working With Cancer, said: “In 2018, in the UK, there were an estimated 890,000 working-age individuals living with cancer; that number is likely to be one million now. In light of this, it is unacceptable that businesses are not doing more to better prepare their employees. Putting in place clear policies and practices for those diagnosed with cancer will provide essential clarity and significantly ease their transition back to work.” Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disabilities and MP for East Ham added “We must have the right conversations and make sure people living with cancer are aware of the support available to them - both from the Government, for example, potentially through benefits such as Personal Independence Payment, and from their workplaces. It is equally vital that workplaces know how best to support people living with cancer. We will continue to meet and listen to people living with cancer, to understand their needs better and make sure they get the help they need.” Dr Zofia Bajorek, Senior Research Fellow at IES who led the research, said: “Although the research identified pockets of good practice, it also highlighted clear gaps in management capability and employee support. Well-managed work can have therapeutic benefits for employees affected by cancer, and it is crucial that organisations implement best practice to ensure employees can return to work environments in which they are able to thrive.” Although many organisations are demonstrating areas of good practice, too many still do not take into account the specific needs of the increasing number of employees working with cancer. You can find more details on our website or access the full report for Working With Cancer’s “Bevan Report on Improving Employer Support for Those Working With Cancer” in conjunction with the Institute for Employment Studies using the QR code below. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dnHh_Va #Workingwithcancer

🎉🎉🎉The British Film Institute (BFI)'s launch of its brilliant "good work" programme with the one & only Keith Arrowsmith and Sara Whybrew.🎉🎉🎉*Work Wise for Screen* https://lnkd.in/ebrpe4u7 sets out to help improve the quality of jobs in the UK's outstanding but pressured screen sector. It's an inspiring much needed piece of work & a privilege for the Institute for Employment Studies to be involved. Val Young, Counterculture Partnership LLP, Bond and Coyne, Heather Carey...

Calling health and social care professionals! Do you work in a dental practice, GP surgery, a hospital, or in community or mental health services? If so, we’d love to hear your views.    IES, on behalf of the Care Quality Commission, are currently conducting research looking into workplace inequalities in the health and social care profession. We are looking for responses from health and social care professionals, on whether you have personally experienced and/or observed discriminatory or unequal treatment in your workplace. The research will illuminate issues in the workplace, that will enable the CQC to support employees and employers alike in tackling inequalities. By ‘workforce inequalities’, we mean differences in how employees with certain characteristics are treated while at work, including discrimination, bullying or harassment, not being fairly considered for promotion, being unfairly given different tasks from others, or not being able to get issues like these recognised, or fairly resolved when they arise. This is an anonymous survey and we thank you for sharing your experiences and views. After completing, please share this survey link with your networks and colleagues working in the health and social care sector so that we can hear from as many people as possible. You can access the survey here: https://lnkd.in/e4ZjEJxv

Watch now: IES' Meenakshi Krishnan features in this new webinar recording from Tutul Consulting looking at how to build and develop truly inclusive organisations. https://bit.ly/3A3BgSA

Our colleagues at the Institute for Employment Studies have a call for evidence at the moment concerning EDI initiatives for minoritised young people. I am sure this will be of great interest to all our colleagues. https://lnkd.in/eivimp8G