Dear all,
I'm a Research Associate at Loughborough University and began a project
investigating return to work from long term sickness absence last September.
Study aims include recruiting large organisaitons, with more than 5,000
employees, from four different areas i.e. manufacturing, healthcare,
transport and local government. We will be writing full reports on those
management strategies that have proven to be effective and what additional
factors facilitate successful return to work.
We managed to recruit all four organisations but we've had a couple of
companies withdraw before data collection. These were replaced and we've
encountered problems again. We're under time pressure with it being a 12
month project with four stages; stakeholder qualitative interviews, employee
questionnaires at two time points and follow-up interviews with employees.
Is anyone aware of any companies that might appreciate this kind of research
being conducted and does anyone have any useful contacts within occupational
health/ human resource circles? If not, additional advice on how to gain and
retain access to large organisations could also prove helpful!
Many thanks, Lindsey.
Direct line: 01509 226080
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