Arthritis Care Urges Employers to Cater to Special Needs of Workers with Arthritis
Arthritis has been declared the biggest cause of workforce disability in the
In fact the survey results point out that more than three fourths of the employees who are continuing with their work despite arthritis admit that it has been possible only on account of employer support in terms of adjustment in work hours as well as in work conditions.
The statistics suggest that around 70% of the ailing employees who had to leave their jobs blame arthritis for their premature retirement. Further, out of 64% of the employees who had asked for proper work support in cases of arthritis, only 36% received a positive response from their employers. The report released on World Arthritis Day also entails the charity’s plea to the employers to provide arthritic workers with special facilities to continue working.
The charity believes that employer support is the most important solution in such cases and hence it has launched an ‘Employer’s Pledge’ that would urge employers to take good care of workers suffering from arthritis.
Rachel Haynes, the director of public affairs at the charity, said that though the economic times are not good and the market needs efficient workers, the workforce has to be inclusive as well. She pointed out that employers need to know about the government schemes in this regard and should implement simple techniques, like providing special chairs for the employees with arthritis to enable them to keep working.
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