Capability processes for managing lengthy sickness absences

This workshop with an expert facilitator will provide case law and practical guidance on the complex issues around dealing with long term sickness absence while managing inclusively.

Capability, grievance and at times, disciplinary processes for long term sickness absence need to take account of staff with disabilities through making reasonable adjustments at each stage of the processes. Staff might assert they are unable to attend hearings because they have a medical certificate explaining they are not fit to work.

Priya Magar from EMW Law llp will facilitate this interactive workshop giving examples from case law which explain the practical methods for organisations to ensure the processes they use for staff lead to inclusive, legal, ethical, fair and compassionate outcomes.

This will be an interactive session, discussing practical examples as well as sharing good ideas for positive improvements for people professionals at work.

About the speaker

Priya Magar advises on a wide range of employment matters, acting for clients on Employment Tribunal matters including unfair dismissal and discrimination. She advises clients on general employment matters such as redundancy, contracts of employment, HR policies, recruitment and managing staff exits.

Timings

09:30-10:00 - Arrival, registration, tea and coffee

10:00-11.30 - Presentation

11.30-11.45 - Break with tea and coffee

11:45-13:00 - Presentation

13:00-14:00 - Lunch

You will be supporting your Continuing Professional Development because through working with the facilitators, you will understand HR profession map core knowledge and core behaviours

HR map core knowledge:

• people practice: how managers can actively improve policies and procedures
• culture and behaviour: how supporting staff can assist good working lives
• business acumen: how HR can support organisation success
• evidence based practice and problem solving tools: how to demonstrate business value from improved practice
• technology and people; change and risk: using digital offers to strengthen employment processes

HR map core behaviours:

• ethical practice: how changing policies can be ethical as well as legal
• professional courage and influence: how HR can assist their managers to improve processes
• valuing people: how valuing all people improves business success
• working inclusively: how to ensure all employment processes embed inclusion and diversity
• passion for learning: how your learning assists you to support others
• insights focused: how improving processes improves business outcomes
• situational decision-making: how to respond to challenges from staff
• commercial drive: how to show savings from improved employment processes

This free event for members forms part of a series under the running title "Building our people and culture toolkit" offering members a range of topical subjects for both generalists and specialists.

Please note:

1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
3. By attending the event, you are giving consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, or by responding to the confirmation email.
5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
6. Please note that this is a members only event.
7. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodat