Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with Ergocom to offer career assessment and coaching
The vocational rehabilitation programme supports employees after a Group Income Protection (GIP) claim, offering support and helping identify new job roles they can perform following their illness or injury.
The support includes a vocational redirection assessment, which evaluates the employee’s abilities and suggests new occupations. Additional services include vocational counselling, CV development, and interview preparation, as well as targeted coaching for groups such as the over 50s workers with training including both online and self-directed instructions.
Ergocom director and occupational therapist Helen Valls-Russell says: “We’re really excited to partner with Legal & General, an organisation that shares our passion for taking a hands-on and proactive approach to rehabilitation. Like Legal & General, we wholeheartedly believe that good work is beneficial for health.
“And just because an individual can no longer carry out their existing role, it doesn’t mean they cannot find another, more suitable role. We have particular expertise working with complex cases and enjoy excellent results in achieving sustained return to work for these individuals.”
Legal & General group protection claims & governance director Vanessa Sallows says: “We continually review the support we provide to our clients and their employees from a claims proposition perspective, and we identified an area where we could strengthen our provision even further, following feedback from our customers.
“Ergocom bring a wealth of expertise in Vocational Redirection Assessment and Coaching, complementing the skills of our existing in-house Vocational Clinical team by helping ensure a sustainable return to work for more people following a group income protection claim, regardless of whether they’re able to return to their existing role or not.
“We’ve long known that work can be the driving force for wellbeing and a goal in recovery, wherever appropriate. Consequently, work is the driving force behind our Be Well. Get Better. Be Supported. outcomes-focused framework, and also our partnership with Ergocom, which will help to evolve and enhance our framework even further.”