Health at work – an independent review of sickness absence Dame Carol Black and David Frost CBE November 2011 HealthHealth atat workwork –– anan independentindependent reviewreview ofof sicknesssickness absenceabsence DameDame CarolCarol BlackBlack andand DavidDavid FrostFrost CBECBE November 2011 November 2011 Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State forPresented Work and to Pensions Parliament by byCommand the Secretary of Her of Majesty State Novemberfor Work and 2011 Pensions. by Command of Her Majesty November 2011. Cm 8205 £20.50 Cm 8205 £20.50 CM8205 Dame Carol.indd 1 16/11/2011 13:36:54 © Crown Copyright 2011 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or e-mail:
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