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Wednesday, 12 June, 2002, 23:20 GMT 00:20 UK
Firms should help sick workers return
Work related illnesses and injuries cost the UK £14bn a year
Thousands of victims of workplace injury and illness are being let down by poor rehabilitation services, says a new report.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Trades Union Congress (TUC) are calling for better help for victims and their families and, in particular, greater assistance from employers.
People are prevented from returning to work because rehabilitation services are uneven and fragmented, says the report. As a result, Britain now lags behind other industrialised countries in providing rehabilitation and 27,000 people each year are forced to give up work forever. The report called "Getting Back To Work" identifies three main problems:
John Monks, general secretary of the TUC, said that people should be able to keep their jobs and get them back as soon as possible.
ABI Director General Mary Francis criticised the lack of rehabilitation services. She said: "The current system is failing ill and injured workers and their families. "The longer someone is off work ill, the less chance they have of returning. This can have far-reaching consequences for the injured person, their family and their employer."
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