Managing Absence in the Workplace
The cost of sickness absence is estimated to cost UK employers £568 per employee (XpertHR, 2020). As we move out of the pandemic employers seek to find creative ways to support their workforce wellbeing, balancing this against the cost of absence to the business and its impact.
According to recent research “minor illnesses” account for over a quarter of all occurrences of sickness absence in 2020 (ONS, 2021). And it a widely held belief that short-term absences have the greatest impact on businesses, due to their unplanned nature and impact on fellow workers.
This 3-hour action planning workshop explores the legal pitfalls for employers to navigate absence, then rapidly moves on to share what employers must have in place to effectively manage this.
We explore the best practice tools available to managers, with a pack of supporting document templates to support implementation back in the business.
This is a highly interactive workshop so expect lots of discussion and sharing of best practice ideas, as we bring a whole new light to absence management in the 21st Century.
Who should attend this workshop?
This interactive workshop is for SME business owners, line managers, HR professionals or anyone that wishes to implement attendance management.
Please note that this workshop is open to trading SMEs based in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Businesses located outside of this area will be unable to attend and instead directed to alternative support.
What will the session cover?
- Attendance management – what is it and why do it?
- The legal landscape
- Managing employees with short-term intermittent absences
- Identifying patterns and underlying causes
- Best practice absence management, return to work interviews what can I ask?
- Absence and the role of occupational health and medical reports
- Mental health and absenteeism, how to support and manage this
This workshop is hosted by the D2N2 Growth Hub, East Midlands Chamber and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
