Ill health, disability, employment and return to work

Introduction

Workplaces should prevent risks and promote good health. For those with an existing health condition (for example, a chronic disease) or disability, work should not make it worse. Accommodations at the workplace can be made to support their continued working. And if they have had time off work, they should be supported to return to work.Currently, about half of the 42.8 million people with disabilities of working age in the EU are employed[1] and a quarter of the EU working population reports having a chronic disease[2]. Good health-and-safety arrangements to prevent work accidents and work-related ill health and promote health and wellbeing are also…