Sickness costs are increasing for many businesses. In addition, high absence levels significantly affect performance. Active management of absence can have a major impact in reducing cost and increasing performance.

This interactive workshop will help coach delegates in the legal, managerial and occupational health issues connected with reducing sickness absence and managing attendance.

Key topics

• Causes of absence
• The legal, managerial and occupational health issues connected with reducing sickness absence
• Costing and measuring absence
• Managing short-term absence and strategies to combat it
• Preventing the drift into long-term absence
• How to deal with tricky cases – e.g. How to manage an employee who goes off sick with stress during disciplinary proceedings
• Disability discrimination
• Promoting employee health and well being

Delegates will be able to:

• Identify the responsibilities of managers in handling absence
• Identify key absence issues
• Gain an understanding of legislation in relation to absence
• Be confident applying an absence policy in the workplace