When an Employee Tells You They Are Losing Their Sight: Your First Conversation
What to say, and what to avoid, when an employee tells you their sight is getting worse, and what to do in the days that follow.
12/11/2026
Author: Li Ju
The Care Worker Who Is Quietly Struggling: Sight Loss, Hearing Loss and the Staff You Cannot Afford to Lose
Sight loss and hearing loss among nursing and care staff often go unspoken. What employers and registered managers can notice, ask and change, drawing on Skills for Care, NHS Employers and NHS England data.
12/11/2026
When a Performance Dip Is Really Hearing Loss: What HR and Occupational Health Should Ask First
Missed instructions, silence in meetings and avoided phone calls can look like disengagement. Sometimes it is hearing loss. What HR and occupational health teams should ask before anything formal.
12/11/2026
Would a Deaf Employee Know the Building Is Being Evacuated? Fire Alarms and Hearing Loss at Work
An audible alarm only works if the person can hear it. What health and safety, HR and occupational health teams should check for employees who are deaf or have hearing loss.
12/11/2026
What to Do When an Employee Hands You a Health Adjustment Passport
The Health Adjustment Passport belongs to the employee, but how an employer responds decides whether it helps. What HR and occupational health teams should do.
12/11/2026
Waiting for Access to Work: How to Support Staff with Sight or Hearing Loss in the Meantime
Applications to Access to Work can wait months for a decision. What happens to an employee with sight loss or hearing loss in the meantime, and what employers can do now.
12/11/2026
Tinnitus at Work: What Managers Should Know, Say and Do
What managers should know about tinnitus at work, how to hold the conversation, which adjustments may help, and when a workplace assessment is useful.
10/11/2026