Managing Sickness Absence 
Sickness Absence Management
When dealing with the management of attendance, organisations have to balance the needs of the individual with the needs of the organisation and consider the requirements of employment law. This course examines ways of managing attendance to find effective ways to minimise loss through absence.
Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the impact of sickness absence on the workplace
- Understand what your responsibilities are in managing sickness absence
- Be able to effectively monitor sickness absence in their workplace
- Manage both long and short term sickness absence
- Conduct return to work interviews and welfare meetings
Content
- The cost of absenteeism related to sickness
- Statutory entitlements and requirements
- Recording and effectively monitoring sickness absence
- Managing short term absence
- The role of team leaders and supervisors in tackling absence
- Conducting return to work interviews
- Managing long term absence
- Conducting welfare meetings
- Disability Discrimination Act
- Pregnancy related sickness absence
- Holiday and sickness absence
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