Employers can address chronic illness in the workplace by accommodating employees through ergonomic equipment, flexible or remote work, regular breaks, reducing work hours, and implementing chronic condition programs. Moreover, raising awareness and creating a safe environment for open conversation is also an employer’s responsibility.
Employees, on the other hand, can handle chronic illness at work by disclosing their conditions (discreetly or openly), understanding and exercising their rights to accommodation, participating in chronic illness programs, and finding a balance between work and their health.