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Training Course Summary:

Outline: The effective monitoring and management of absence is an area often neglected or undervalued in many organisations. Those organisations that do take it seriously, and invest the time in managing absence, can gain real advantages from greater staff motivation and a reduced absence rate. This workshop will provide an overview of various methods to assist you in monitoring and managing absenteeism in order to find effective ways to minimise loss through absence in your organisation. This course offers both practical and informative solutions, to common absence issues.

Who should attend? Managers and members of the HR/personnel team or anyone involved managing absence at work.

Course Objectives:
What is staff absence, and the impact it has on the workplace
Understand what causes staff absence
Plan objectives, strategies and tactics for dealing with absence and the issues
Understand the legal aspects of absence
What structures can be put in place to aid absence management
Course Overview:
Recording and assessing - To ascertain the scope of the absence problem, including the use of self-certification and record keeping
Methods of measuring, monitoring and analysing through simple statistical data, such as the percentage of working time lost
Absence management - Including factors that influence absence
Managing persistent short-term absences and managing longer-term absences
Medical referrals and how to get the most from them
Stress related absence
Employment legislation - Including the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
An understanding of the appropriate policy and procedure to have in place
Return to work interviews - How to conduct them and get maximum benefit from the process
The benefit of using Employee Assistance Programme's
Fair dismissal - If absence levels cannot meet the organisations expectations