Most managers in UK feel unable to offer adjustments for cancer | HR Magazine

A new study from health service Working to Wellbeing has found that under half (47%) of line managers said they would be able to offer support to colleagues with cancer with reasonable adjustments in their workplace.

It was also discovered that just one in four (23%) of UK line managers would actively explain a colleague with cancer’s rights at work to them.

With the Equality Act declaring progressive conditions such as cancer a disability as soon as they are diagnosed – even if the employee is still able to do day-to-day tasks – it is important for employers to be well-versed in how to accommodate for their needs from the get-go.

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