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Bridgin g the Gap: Workplace Mediation\, Mental Health Abs ence and Return to Work
\n With mental health -related absence continuing to rise and reforms pr oposed to the fit note system\, organisations are being encouraged to adopt earlier and more collabo rative approaches to supporting employees. \;< br />\n This session explores how workplace mediat ion can help address the communication breakdowns\ , workplace tensions and relationship issues that often sit behind prolonged absence. Drawing on the Government&rsquo\;s  \;Keep Britain Working R eview agenda\; the presentation considers how medi ation can support sustainable return-to-work outco mes and become an integral part of future work and health strategies.

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\n Louisa Spicer is an independent HR consultant\, accredited workp lace mediator\, and Non-Executive Director of the College of Mediators. A former employment lawyer a nd senior HR practitioner\, she specialises in com plex workplace issues\, including investigations\, grievances\, disciplinary matters\, and conflict resolution. Her current focus is on how workplace mediation can support sustainable returns to work following mental health-related absence and contri bute to the objectives of the Government'\;s Ke ep Britain Working agenda.
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Chair: Dr Charlie Vivian&nbs p\;  \; \;
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DESCRIPTION:   \n \n \n \n FREE for SOM Members (please log in (https://www.som.org.uk/user) on the SOM website first). \n \n \n \n Summary of presentation:\n \n \n \n Bridging the Gap: Workplace Mediation\, Ment al Health Absence and Return to Work\n \n With men tal health-related absence continuing to rise and reforms proposed to the fit note system\, organisa tions are being encouraged to adopt earlier and mo re collaborative approaches to supporting employee s. \n \n This session explores how workplace media tion can help address the communication breakdowns \, workplace tensions and relationship issues that often sit behind prolonged absence. Drawing on th e Government’s  Keep Britain Working Review agenda \; the presentation considers how mediation can su pport sustainable return-to-work outcomes and beco me an integral part of future work and health stra tegies.\n \n \n \n Speaker bio:\n \n  \n \n Louisa Spicer is an independent HR consultant\, accredit ed workplace mediator\, and Non-Executive Director of the College of Mediators. A former employment lawyer and senior HR practitioner\, she specialise s in complex workplace issues\, including investig ations\, grievances\, disciplinary matters\, and c onflict resolution. Her current focus is on how wo rkplace mediation can support sustainable returns to work following mental health-related absence an d contribute to the objectives of the Government's Keep Britain Working agenda.\n \n  \n \n \n \n Ch air: Dr Charlie Vivian    \n \n  \n \n \n \n FREE for SOM Members (please log in (https://www.som.or g.uk/user) on the SOM website). You will then be s ent the join link.\n \n \n \n  \n \n CATEGORIES:External Webinar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261020T160000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261020T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261020T170000 URL:https://www.som.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=979 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR