Cancer in the workplace videos

Each video portrays a dramatisation of a situation of cancer in the workplace, followed by interviews with people affected by cancer. Finally there is practical advice from professionals who work in cccupational health.

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Section 1 - Breaking the news Back to top

How do you break the news at work and to your colleagues? Watch this dramatisation of Andy telling his boss about his cancer diagnosis. Then hear how other people told their employers about their cancer, and how those managers reacted.

Section 2 - Confidentiality and colleagues Back to top

See Graham's decision to keep his cancer diagnosis from his colleagues, and how his boss supports him through his decision and suggests he trust his colleagues in this dramatisation. Then hear how other people have been affected by this situation and what an Occupational Therapist advises.

Section 3 - Rights and responsibilities Back to top

How should a small company deal with the financial implications of an employee with a cancer diagnosis? What are your rights at work if you have cancer? Find out in this dramatisation and then see how other people have been affected in this situation.

Section 4 - Carers and treatments Back to top

What are your rights if you're caring for someone living with cancer and need to take time off work? See the issues that one employee faced in this dramatisation. Then hear how her manager should have handled it from an Occupational Therapist.

Section 5 - Importance of work Back to top

Some people choose to continue at work as a relief or way to feel in control. In the final dramatisation we see how Saroj returns to work and how her employer supports her in this decision. Then hear from people who have been in this situation and what advice an Occupational Therapist would give.