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Delivering effective returner programmes for employers

Thursday 12 July 2018

How to guide by Government Equalities Office, 12 JUL 2018

How employers can develop and deliver effective returner programmes.

This guidance, co-authored by the Government Equalities office and Women Returners, provides a framework for organisations to develop effective returner programmes. It applies to organisations in all sectors and of all sizes.

The guide:

  • outlines the business case for returner programmes
  • explains what to consider when developing returner programmes
  • provides case studies from a returner and employer’s point of view

Returner programmes are for people returning to work after a long break (typically 2 years or more).

Returners are people who have taken an extended break from paid work for caring or other reasons.

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