Absence Management

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Absence Management

GBC Learning & Development
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GBC Learning & Development offers their products as a default in the following regions: Kingston, London, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Reading, Salisbury, Southampton, St Albans, Surrey, Sussex, Westminster

Description

This course is highly interactive and participative with a small group  and experienced trainer.

This training course is for anyone who line manages one or more member of staff. Absence can be one the biggest costs to a business but it is still an area that is neglected by Management teams due to a lack of knowledge or apprehension about handling staff with high absence levels. This course aims to highlight how absence levels can be reduced in a fair and legal way. It offers practical solutions alongside the legal parameters. By the end of the training delegates will:
• Understand the business implications and costs of high absence levels
• Understand the differences between the various types of absence and have the knowledge and confidence to deal with each
• Understand what should b…

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This course is highly interactive and participative with a small group  and experienced trainer.

This training course is for anyone who line manages one or more member of staff. Absence can be one the biggest costs to a business but it is still an area that is neglected by Management teams due to a lack of knowledge or apprehension about handling staff with high absence levels. This course aims to highlight how absence levels can be reduced in a fair and legal way. It offers practical solutions alongside the legal parameters. By the end of the training delegates will:
• Understand the business implications and costs of high absence levels
• Understand the differences between the various types of absence and have the knowledge and confidence to deal with each
• Understand what should be included in a company absence policy, and how to communicate the policy to staff in a way that won't create apprehension or bad feeling
• Have knowledge of real life cases that have been handled well, and real life cases that have been handled poorly, in some incidents ending in an Employment Tribunal situation.
• Know how to handle individual absence discussions with staff
• Understand how to rehabilitate members of staff back to work following a prolonged period of absence
• Understand the definition of Disability in relation to absence, and how to adhere to DDA legislation

Introduction and Priority Setting

  • What are we going to cover?
  • What do I want from the day?

Roles and Responsibilities in Managing Absence

  • Why do we need an absence management policy?
  • What is the true cost of absence in the workplace?
  • What are my rights as an employer / line manager?
  • What rights do my employees have?

Company Policy and the legal framework

  • What is in my company policy, and what are the minimum legal requirements in managing absence?

Understanding the different types of absence

  • There are so many reasons for absence, it doesn't seem fair to treat them all the same - can I treat them differently?
  • What are the differences between short-term persistent absence and long-term genuine absence?
  • I think that some of my staff abuses our absence policy - they often fail to report their absence or they always have the same day or their reasons seem unacceptable - how do I handle these people?

Preventative measures to improve absence

  • I really don't want to discipline my staff for absence - how do I avoid the need for disciplinary action?
  • What is the "return to work interview", how do I do it, and how important is it?
  • I'm not sure whether the introduction of "family friendly policies" would reduce my absence, or just end up costing me money!

Taking Disciplinary Action for absence

  • When does high absence become a disciplinary issue?
  • How do I start the process for disciplining someone for absence?
  • Can I really dismiss someone with genuine absence?
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