Returning to work support

Hello Sullyw and thank you for contacting the Online Community.

Reasonable adjustments could include:

• different working hours, such as working part time or having a flexible start or finish time
• changing your job description to remove tasks that are particularly difficult for you
• allowing you to do light duties for a time

There may also be practical adjustments your employer can make. These could include:

• extra breaks to help you cope with tiredness
• physical aids, such as those that help you lift
• a quiet place to rest, if you need to

There are more suggestions and other information you might find useful in our publication Work and cancer. While we don’t have any specialist work support teams, organisations like the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) in England, Scotland and Wales, and the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) in Northern Ireland might be able to give you further guidance.

How are you just now Sullyw? I assume from your post that you’ve been through treatment and/or surgery? We’d be more than happy to talk things through with you.

We have a team of cancer specialist nurses here on the support line if you have any clinical questions you’d like to ask about your diagnosis.

Our team of Money Advisers can perform a benefit check for you and give guidance and information about what kind of financial support might be available. They will need information about your income, outgoings and any savings/investments you might have.

We’re also here for your emotional support Sullyw. Cancer can bring up all sorts of feelings and it can be helpful to talk about these to try and process what’s happening.