Managing Sickness Absence in SMEs (Phase 1)

The Authority is working with Innovate UK (an executive non-departmental body sponsored by BIS) to seek innovative proposals for interventions aimed at better supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to manage long term sickness absences and support early returns to work. 'How do we support SMEs to manage the first four weeks of sickness absence in a way that best facilitates a return to work?' The key driver for the competition is to investigate what innovations could better answer the challenge of supportin...