Managing employees with chronic illness
- Resource Type
- JOURNAL
- Authors
- Singh, Maninder; James, P.S.; Ganguli, Shirshendu
- Source
- Human Resource Management International Digest, 2018, Vol. 26, Issue 1, pp. 7-10.
- Subject
- review-article
General Review
cat-HOB
HR & organizational behaviour
cat-HRP
Human resource policy
cat-EW
Employee welfare
Human resource practices
Discrimination
Chronically ill workers
Distress
Workplace health practices
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0967-0734
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify future directions for human resource managers to provide work accommodations to chronically ill employees. Design/methodology/approach The authors researched empirical studies in management, occupational health journals, and reports on chronically ill employees. Findings The paper provides research-based practical insights for human resource practitioners to deal with the growing number of chronically ill employees. Practical implications The paper highlights solutions for human resource managers to create an inclusive workplace for employees with chronic illness. Originality/value The authors identified effective human resource and health practices for chronically ill employees, which would help to increase their productivity.