Absence - How to effectively manage absences from work

Employee absence can be costly for smaller businesses, this course helps Managers proactively tackle absence issues.

Suitable for any Manager with Line Management responsibilities.

Absence in the workplace can be disruptive to the business and also cause ill feeling if not managed proactively.

This workshop will cover:

- Adhoc sickness absence and how to implement absence management programmes to give a fair and consistent approach.

- Return to work interviews, what these are and how to use this process to best effect.

- Long term sickness absence, how to support your employees and gain access to expert help to assist you in getting your employees back to work.

- Long term sickness dismissal, when may a dismissal need to be considered and what is the process.

- Family friendly absence - what policies and processes are in place and how do you apply these.

- Unpaid leave requests, how should you handle these.

- Other absence such as Jury Duty, what are your obligations to grant leave.

Delegates will leave with an understanding of the different types of absence and how each should be managed fairly and consistently.