Legal & General adds neurodiversity pathway to Group IP

Support for long-term absent employees

Jaskeet Briah
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Legal & General (L&G) has launched a neurodiversity pathway to support employees with mental health-related absences and to meet diversity and inclusion goals.

The neurodiversity pathway comes under the provider's group income protection (GIP) claims proposition, and forms part of L&G's  ‘Be Well. Get Better. Be Supported' wellbeing support framework, The pathway will support employees if their pre-existing neurodiverse condition is a contributory factor to long-term absence or if the condition has been worsened by their absence. L&G's Be Well helpline will implement the neurodiverse pathway offering by providing a direct line to vocational clinical specialists, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational health advisers and occupational therapis...

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