“providing practical support for unique businesses...�
“it’s great to have an alternative point of view and fresh ideas”
What do we offer? People are unique, their challenges are unique. RBLI can deliver a unique solution. If an employee is faced with difficulties in the workplace due to a health condition, emotional problems or stress, it can be difficult to identify the right course of action. RBLI’s Coaches and Mentors have the skills and knowledge to develop the right solution for your business.
MEDIATION
By remaining a confidential and independent consultant between staff and their employees, RBLI can provide unbiased guidance and advice on the best action to support and develop a struggling employee.
COACHING
Providing a confidential support service for employees struggling to manage their working responsibilities, RBLI are able to work with your staff to overcome their challenges and grow into productive team members. Need to reduce costs and develop your people? RBLI can help source funding to cultivate your challenged employees into valued team members.
Delivering beyond the workplace, RBLI can aid your staff in managing their health or emotions at work as well as structuring their personal routine and social skills. RBLI also offer disability awareness training to their colleagues and managers.
FUNDING
Employees challenged by health conditions, stress or disability may be elegible for fully-funded support. RBLI are able to advise on sourcing any funding that may be available to cover the costs related to assisting your valued staff.
“corporate and public sector clients increasingly require their suppliers to be disability-competent”
Employers’ Forum on Disability
What are the benefits? Benefits to employers
Benefits to employees
Through tailored support, employers can see immediate improvements in team-integration and productivity from employees due to increased levels of confidence. By developing a more cost-effective workforce, employers can also reduce recruitment and HR expenses.
Employees who have been in receipt of support and guidance will feel reduced stress levels and be able to better manage their health conditions in the workplace. Finding improved relations with their colleagues and managers can aid self-esteem and career development.
ADVANTAGES
“employees are more likely to respond positively to change if they feel that they have a voice�
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
“I feel that my input is valued by my employer”
“RBLI looked at my problems from fresh new angles”
Fiona’s story... With a history of anxiety, depression and panic attacks, Fiona often had difficulty controlling her emotions in the workplace. Despite her enthusiasm for work, Fiona’s lack of control over her emotions often lead to confrontations with her colleagues and managers. Having unsuccessfully engaged with several employment support services in the past, Fiona’s employer contacted RBLI following a recordation received from a partner organisation.
THEN Fiona would often find herself behaving aggressively towards her work colleagues, often with periods of crying and depression. As a result, her performance was slow, and her position was at risk.
NOW
RBLI were able to assess Fiona’s circumstances and place a more appropriate Job Coach for support, and source funding to cover all of the costs involved. Responding well to her new support, and the experience which he brought, Fiona was able to develop her confidence and control her emotions at work. With the help of RBLI, and the support funding we were able to source for Fiona, her output and communication ability has improved and her job is no longer at risk.
With the help of a Job Coach, Fiona has been able to focus on the task at hand, and develop coping strategies to manage her emotions at work. As a result, her output has improved dramatically.
NEXT
Fiona is now beginning to develop her skills, and move on to the next step in her career. With the help of funding secured by RBLI and the support of her employer, Fiona is working towards an NVQ.
“with unemployment an underlying concern, many employees exhibit symptoms of work-related stress”
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Richard’s story... In his early 50’s and with Cerebral Palsy, communication difficulties and learning difficulties, Richard was struggling at work. Despite his desire to perform well and an impeccable attendance record, Richard was having difficulties managing his work-life balance and his working relationships with colleagues. Richard had been supported by a welfare-to-work programme, but with this service now ended his manager contacted RBLI in the hope of finding a solution.
THEN Richard had been having problems dealing with other employees and social networking. The employer had restricted his movements around the site due to issues occurring with work colleagues.
NOW
An RBLI Job Coach arranged a meeting with Richard and his employer to discuss the issues they were facing, and following a funding application, Richard’s employer was awarded with 250 hours of fully-funded support. RBLI quickly identified that Richard needed to be coached on the differences between personal and professional relationships, along with coping strategies to manage his health conditions at work. With the help of a Job Coach, Richard is once again a valued member of the team.
By better understanding the differences between work and home, Richard is now able to communicate appropriately and professionally with his colleagues, and be an effective team member.
NEXT
With the support of the employer, RBLI’s Job Coach will now be delivering disability awareness training to Richard’s colleagues, so that they can better understand the difficulties he faces at work.
“digital information technology in the workplace has blurred the lines between work and home”
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
“it helped me to know that I am not alone�
“RBLI left me informed and prepared to tackle my problems”
Why choose RBLI? We have been doing this for a very long time. RBLI has a proven track record in delivering practical solutions to work focused problems. RBLI have delivered our services on behalf of Government, the Armed Forces and in the private sector.
EXPERIENCED RBLI have provided health and employment solutions since 1919, and since then have successfully delivered numerous related government and commercial employability programmes.
DYNAMIC
We can deliver our course and services in your premises or we can offer our contemporary training facilities on a daily or residential basis, providing flexibility for every business need. We can take your employee related problems and deliver you a business-focused solution.
As a third-sector organisation with commercial and social enterprise operations, we are able to offer a unique and flexible perspective on employability matters to a diverse range of industries.
FOCUSSED
RBLI exists to deliver employment guidance and support. We practice our strategies internally, providing sustained employment to people disadvantaged by disability or health conditions.
“crucial employee engagement in delivering successful business has never been more important�
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
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