Disability Leave: Developing a policy for use when an employee develops a disability

Issue title: International Work Practice

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Paschkes-Bell, Gillian^;

Affiliations: Royal National Institute for the Blind, 224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA, UK

Note: [] Employers and disability professionals interested in learning more about Disability Leave are welcome to contact the author: telephone + 44 171 388 1266; fax + 44 171 383 7613.

Abstract: This article describes the launch of Disability Leave as a pilot policy in the United Kingdom. The nature and purpose of Disability Leave and the nature of the pilot program are discussed. Some implications of Disability Leave for employees, employers, and disability services, as well as national and international implications, are presented.

Keywords: Employees, New disability, Assessment, Work break, Adaptation, Rehabilitation, Job retention

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1995-5108

Journal: Work, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 37-40, 1995