The Work & Cancer blog - advice for employers and HR professionals

This month, we asked Barbara:

What should an employer consider when making reasonable adjustments for an employee living with cancer?

Following a cancer diagnosis, most people need time off work for treatment.  This could last for several weeks or months. Whilst most cancers have a typical ‘care pathway’, every person is unique in terms of their cancer journey, their treatment and when they feel ready to return to work…

This month, the Work and Cancer team received the following question from an employer: 

How can a manager support a team feeling under pressure while covering someone’s absence due to cancer?

Usually this type of situation arises for one of three reasons.

1. Sometimes, and most typically, team members will not have been told the real reasons for an individual’s absence and will resent being put under pressure because…