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Rights at work for employees with cancer: a guide to what you need to know
9th April 2018Posted:
The Equality Act 2010 protects employees with cancer from being treated unfairly at work. This piece of legislation applies in England, Scotland and Wales. In Northern Ireland those with cancer are protected by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA). If you have cancer, the law considers you to be disabled and this legal protection applies… [Read More]
Transforming Breast Cancer Together: A Call for Change
4th April 2018Posted:
Representatives of the three main political groups in the European Parliament have today launched a ‘Call for Change’ to transform breast cancer care in the EU. They call on EU institutions, EU Member States’ authorities and all relevant stakeholders to invest more in breast cancer prevention, treatment and care in order to ensure that… [Read More]
Do your HR policies and processes support employees with cancer?
8th February 2018Posted:
Successfully managing an employee with cancer will become a far more common experience for line managers, and one of the most challenging. Read this article, written by Barbara Wilson for the HR Zone, about the HR policies and processes employers should put in place to support employees with cancer and ensure that they make a… [Read More]
WWC’s Barbara Wilson taking part in follow-up European Parliamentary Event on Breast Cancer
30th January 2018Posted:
Barbara Wilson is at the European Parliament in Brussels on 31 January to attend a follow-up session to “An Initiative on Breast Cancer Awareness” Roundtable Discussion, which took place on 8 November 2017. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the concrete follow-up actions for the benefit of Breast Cancer Patients in 2018. A… [Read More]
Interview with Barbara Wilson – Women in Business Radio Show
15th January 2018Posted:
Barbara was a guest on the Women in Business Radio Show on Thursday 11th January where she was interviewed by Sian Murphy. The interview was packed with information for employers including how to support an employee coping with the physical and psychological side effects of cancer, the practicalities of dealing with chemo-brain and how to… [Read More]
What is ‘Chemo brain’ – and how can you support an employee who is affected by it?
7th December 2017Posted:
Chemo brain refers to the cognitive changes that people with cancer may experience before, during and after cancer treatment. These changes may include having trouble with mental tasks related to attention span, thinking, and short-term memory. Many people describe this as a mental fog. The condition is common in cancer patients and survivors, and sometimes… [Read More]
Economist Intelligence Unit report – breast cancer patients and survivors in the EU workforce
3rd November 2017Posted:
WWC contributed to an Economist Intelligence Unit report on breast cancer patients and survivors in the EU workforce. There is also a separate report on the situation in the UK. Read the reports here
WWC’s Barbara Wilson taking part in European Parliament Round Table Discussion on Breast Cancer
26th October 2017Posted:
Working With Cancer is taking part in a policy discussion event being hosted in the European Parliament on 8th November. The event brings together Members of the European Parliament, European Commission, EU member States representatives, experts and stakeholders from the scientific community, civil society and industry to discuss how to join forces in the fight… [Read More]
After Treatment Ends – 10 Things I Have Learned by Jo Larbie
11th October 2017Posted:
Jo Larbie was coached by WWC. Read about how Jo dealt with her cancer and what she had learned. “Looking back, my ‘never, never, never, give up’ mind-set was key to my survival. This was important because perseverance produces endurance and with endurance comes staying power which enabled me to keep going, even though I… [Read More]
Returning to work after cancer: seven steps to success
3rd October 2017Posted:
Going back to work, sometimes after many months with relatively little contact with your employer, can be a scary time. Some people’s diagnosis and/or physiology allows them to work during some – or even most – of their cancer treatment so returning to work is less of an issue. But for many, this simply isn’t… [Read More]
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