CCA CEO contributes to Abbvie Working Well report

A new AbbVie report has found that, of the one in two Australians living with a chronic health condition, over a third have left a job due to their condition.

The new Insights Report: Working Well – Creating Workplace Cultures to Unlock the Full Capabilities of Australians Living with Chronic Health Conditions explores the experiences of working Australians living with chronic health conditions.

CCA CEO Leanne Raven contributed to the report. She said that Crohn’s & Colitis Australia encourages individuals to make their own assessment on whether they want to disclose their condition to their employer and if they feel safe to disclose to their employer.

“People are more likely to disclose if they feel like their employer is going to ‘make reasonable adjustments’ or accommodate their needs,” Raven said.

You can read the full report via the link here: Working-Well-Insights-Report.pdf

You can also read SBS coverage of the report here: A third of people with chronic pain, chronic illness have been forced out of jobs: new report | SBS News