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How the Fit for Work scheme works

By Steff Humm

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As of this week, the Fit for Work scheme is available to all full-time employees in the UK.

Designed to help employees return to work after a long absence due to sickness, the free service is backed by GPs across the country. An employee can be referred to the scheme by either their employer or doctor if they have been, or are likely to be, off sick for four weeks or more.

The following video breaks down each stage of the Fit for Work process:

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Steff joined the HRreview editorial team in November 2014. A former event coordinator and manager, Steff has spent several years working in online journalism. She is a graduate of Middlessex University with a BA in Television Production and will complete a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Westminster in the summer of 2015.

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