The sickness absence review is expected to call for a government funded panel to judge people's ability to work, taking the responsibility away from doctors.
As previously revealed by COVER, it will also urge Treasury to remove tax disincentives for employers who provide benefits to support employees return to work, such as group risk products.
Dame Carol Black, co-author of the review, confirmed the move at a WPA conference in September and it appears likely this will apply to staff earning less than approximately £40,000.
This proposal has already received some support from Esther McVay MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chris Grayling MP, the Employment Minister, who said said doing so may be the "best way forward".
The details have emerged in a Bloomberg report ahead of the expected publishing of the Sickness Absence Review later today.
A Department of Work and Pensions spokesman told COVER that it would be presented to a group of interested parties including those who made submissions for the review.
According to the Bloomberg report, the review may also recommend a job-brokering service to help those on long-term sick leave find appropriate jobs and faster checks for people claiming sickness benefits.
And it may suggest changes to fitness checks so that people are assessed as to whether they could do any job, rather than simply their current one.
