Doing Work Differently is RADAR’s new flagship guide to getting and keeping a job while managing ill health, injury or disability (IID).
Entering the workforce, returning to work after long-term sick leave or informing your employer of IID can be a daunting task, and with this in mind we have brought together advice and guidance from people with first-hand experience of managing IID in the workplace.
This easy-to-read booklet has been piloted in four areas of the country with Jobcentre Plus, A4e, Shaw Trust and in Health Centres and GP surgeries, and has had an overwhelmingly positive response.
It will soon be rolled out nation-wide. All things considered there has probably never been a better time to publish Doing Work Differently.
Recent changes in the law mean that, in general, employers cannot discriminate against someone because of their age or health any more than they can discriminate because of their race or sex.
But probably the main reason why Doing Work Differently is so timely is that it is not just employees who are changing. Employers are changing too. The UK has a diverse workforce because employers are discovering that this is what works best for their businesses.
Doing Work Differently celebrates difference and will, we hope, appeal to many different kinds of readers. Celebrating difference is not about a particular IID; it’s about attitude. This book will help anyone to think about or do work differently, IID or not.
Doing Work Differently is breaking new ground and we're proud of that. The right to work is not simply a question of money: it is an essential component of independence, dignity and our rightful place in society.
- “I found Doing Work Differently a great source of help. I am working part-time and I am now more confident than I was three months ago.” Rachel, 34, Salford
- “Reading Doing Work Differently has given me so much more confidence. I feel that I am not the only one with problems…there’s hope for me.” Matthew, 20, West Midlands
- “The best thing about Doing Work Differently was being able to discuss my disability, instead of having to keep it to myself. I wasn’t embarrassed to tell my employer about my depression.” Gary, 40, Motherwell
- “Doing Work Differently is straight talking, informative, and written as if it were your mate, someone that cares.” Darren, 43, Dudley
Doing Work Differently has been funded by:
