Cancer and Work: Supporting Employees

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About Course

Many people diagnosed with cancer want to keep working or return to work, and good support from their employer makes a real difference. This course explains the legal protections, how to have supportive conversations, reasonable adjustments, time off and phased returns, and supporting carers.

This course gives general information for employers in Great Britain and is not legal or medical advice.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the Equality Act protection for people with cancer
  • Have supportive, confidential conversations
  • Agree reasonable adjustments and phased returns
  • Support employees who are carers for someone with cancer

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • The legal position
  • Talking and adjusting
  • Absence, return and long-term support

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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