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Are you ready for long Covid? What employers need to know.
Date and Time
Wednesday May 12, 2021
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM BST12:30pm - 1:45pm
Wednesday 19 May 2021Location
Online
Website
https://www.footanstey.com/article/are-you-ready-for-long-covid-what-employers-need-to-know/
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Foot Anstey Events Team
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Foot Anstey's Employment Team, in conjunction with Liberty HR Recruitment, invite you to our upcoming panel discussion. The session will give you an opportunity to learn about long Covid from those who are suffering with it and to hear from a renowned expert in this emerging field, Dr David Strain.
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Why should I care about long Covid as an employer?
Long Covid is so new that, even now, there is no clear definition as to what it is and how it affects people. Yet according to a recent ONS survey over the four-week period up to 6 March 2021, an estimated 1.1 million people in the UK reported experiencing long Covid.
Out of those who had self-reported long Covid, 697,000 first had (or suspected they had) Covid-19 twelve weeks previously and 70,000 first had (or suspected they had) Covid-19 at least one year previously.
So:
- Would that make it a disability?
- How do you know if your employees are suffering from long Covid?
- What are the symptoms?
- How is it diagnosed?
- How long will it last?
- Can it be treated and if so how?
- What support is available?
- What adjustments can be made in the workplace?
There are so many unknowns about this debilitating illness that it can be incredibly difficult to manage in the workplace and support employees who are suffering or caring for those who are suffering.
Getting employers on the front foot
This insightful session will include:
- Panel discussion with sufferers of long Covid: what it is and individual experiences.
- Dr David Strain: thoughts and opinion.
- Practical guidance for supporting employees and legal implications.
- Q&A session.
Register now
If you would like to submit any questions in advance for consideration, please contact us.
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