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Nearly 200 workplaces have signed up as vanguards under the Keep Britain Working programme, which is intended to stop more people leaving employment because of illness, disability or poor workplace support.
The Department for Work and Pensions said more than 250 employers, providers and organisations had worked with Sir Charlie Mayfield’s review into workplace health and disability support. The programme includes plans for a Workplace Health Intelligence Unit to collect more consistent data on sickness absence and return-to-work outcomes.
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said employers had shown strong interest in improving support for their workforce. Health and Social Care Secretary James Murray said the Government wanted to help people stay in work or return safely, rather than focusing only on signing people off.