Why disabled staff may hold some answers to post- Covid-19 working

[...]for higher education especially, remote working for students and staff alike is likely to continue to be a pressing issue, especially as we move into the autumn and the start of the new academic year. [...]drawing on this data and feedback, we have also collected information on how best to prov...

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Published in:Occupational health 2020-07, Vol.72 (7), p.16-17
Main Authors: Remnant, Jen, Sang, Kate, Richards, James
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic illnesses
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disability
Employees
Employers
Employment
Higher education
Pandemics
People with disabilities
Productivity
Recovery (Medical)
Rehabilitation
Workers with disabilities
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Summary:[...]for higher education especially, remote working for students and staff alike is likely to continue to be a pressing issue, especially as we move into the autumn and the start of the new academic year. [...]drawing on this data and feedback, we have also collected information on how best to provide good "inclusive management" techniques that can help, and be relevant to, homeworking employees, whether or not they are disabled. [...]these are tips and advice that occupational health practitioners may find useful to communicate and emphasise to employers struggling with these new forms of working, whether back in socially distanced workplaces or remotely from home, or if navigating a combination of both. [...]we hope that everyone is keeping safe and has what they need to make it through this crisis. * Dr Jen Remnant is a post-doctoral research associate, Professor Kate Sang is a professor of gender and employment studies, and Dr James Richards is associate professor in human resource management in the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University. * More information on the DISC project can be found at http://disc.hw.ac.uk
ISSN:2397-1223