Table 5.

Benefits to employer

Benefit	n	Example quotes
Retention of specialist skills	20	‘[Avoid]expending resource in hiring someone new and training them in a highly specialized area’
		‘Train team members and supporting other departments’
Fostering commitment	20	‘Knowing that they will be supported if unlucky enough to struggle with health will contribute to positive workplace, job satisfaction and productivity’
Sustained return-to-work	15	‘Ensuring staff don’t go off again by returning too early’
Productivity	12	‘More support might result in a quicker recovery and more productive in long run’