Fit for work : musculoskeletal disorders and labour market participation

"The health of British workers is giving us serious cause for concern. Up to a quarter of the workforce is not healthy enough to drive the improvements in productivity which the UK needs to thrive in an increasingly globalised, knowledge-based economy. Despite record levels of employment and jo...

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Main Authors: Bevan, Stephen, Passmore, Eleanor, Mahdon, Michelle
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: London 2007
The Work Foundation
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19126512124919447949-Fit-for-work-musculoskeletal-d.htm
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author Bevan, Stephen
Passmore, Eleanor
Mahdon, Michelle
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Passmore, Eleanor
Mahdon, Michelle
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description "The health of British workers is giving us serious cause for concern. Up to a quarter of the workforce is not healthy enough to drive the improvements in productivity which the UK needs to thrive in an increasingly globalised, knowledge-based economy. Despite record levels of employment and job growth, over 2.6 million people of working age are claiming Incapacity Benefit (DWP, 2007). There is overwhelming evidence that worklessness is, itself, bad for health and that rehabilitation back into work can positively affect physical health, psychological well-being and raise people out of poverty. Of all the causes of work-related ill-health, 'stress' grabs the headlines because it results in the loss of over 10 million working days each year at a cost to UK employers of in excess of
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physical 69 p.
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publishDate 2007
publisher London
The Work Foundation
spellingShingle Bevan, Stephen
Passmore, Eleanor
Mahdon, Michelle
cost of diseases
early diagnosis
expertise
labour force participation
medical treatment
musculoskeletal diseases
work capacity
Fit for work : musculoskeletal disorders and labour market participation
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title Fit for work : musculoskeletal disorders and labour market participation
topic cost of diseases
early diagnosis
expertise
labour force participation
medical treatment
musculoskeletal diseases
work capacity
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19126512124919447949-Fit-for-work-musculoskeletal-d.htm