Return to Work Toolkit [RTW]

It's well known that people who are bullied may have mental and physical ill-health, take sick leave, may have a breakdown, get sacked, have to resign or be retired early. How on earth do you get back to work?!

That's the subject of our ESF funded project to develop a toolkit for those wishing to return to work. This is the only post-bullying intervention work being carrier out in the UK, and to our knowledge, the world.

For the project, our RTW consultant will be:

• Identifying barriers and concerns to returning to work
• Holding focus groups to get our clients views and experiences
• Reviewing other return to work programmes, albeit not specific to bullying there will be some crossover issues
• Interviewing successful return to workers
• Interviewing experts in this field
• Assessing employer attitudes to people who have been bullied and seeking work
• Brainstorming solutions and recommending ideas
• Recommending a way forward
• Publish the output as a toolkit by the end of 2006

  If you'd like more information or wish to input your experiences and views, then please contact the Centre on 01753 610536.