Absence Management

This course is designed to help managers to manage sickness and absence within the confines of the company's Sickness and Absence policy and within the confines of good employment practises defined by the boundaries of the law. The course aims to equip delegates with skills to manage this effectively.

Course Overview:

• What is absence? ~ The 'policy' definition
  
  • The legal position
• The 'Sickness and Absence Policy'
  
  • Understanding and interpretation
  • Implementing the policy
• The role of the line manager
• Understanding absenteeism
  
  • Possible reasons for absence from work
  • The employee's perspective
• Avoiding absenteeism issues
• Managing absenteeism
  
  • Persistent short-term absence & long-term absence
• When absence becomes a disciplinary issue
  • Dismissal on grounds of ill health
  • Dismissal on grounds of persistent absenteeism