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Harpenden
Full day
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Sickness absenteeism is still a problem for the UK. According to recent CIPD surveys, average sickness absence continues to increase year on year in many organisations and such absence is particularly significant in the public sector, where it is now 50% higher than in the private sector. The need to manage sickness absence effectively and consistently remains a challenge for many organisations, as does balancing a robust approach alongside a desire and need to treat individuals sensitively and with compassion and respect.
This workshop equips managers with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage sickness absence proactively and appropriately in accordance with your organisation's policies, best practice and legal considerations.
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SICKNESS ABSENCE AND THE NEED TO MANAGE ABSENCE FAIRLY, CONSISTENTLY AND APPROPRIATELY
UNDERSTAND THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF LINE MANAGERS AND HOW TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH HR AND OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT SUCH AS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
ADOPT A POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE APPROACH TO MANAGING SICKNESS, INCLUDING CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE RETURN TO WORK INTERVIEWS
MANAGE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABSENCE, INCLUDING SHORT-TERM PERSISTENT ABSENCE AND LONG-TERM ABSENCE, AS WELL AS CONTINUING HEALTH ISSUES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON WORK
BUILD CONFIDENCE IN ADDRESSING SENSITIVE ISSUES, INCLUDING SUPPORTING AND MANAGING EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE A DISABILITY, AND ISSUES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, WORK RELATED STRESS, ETC.
Course objectives and benefits from attending this course
Participants' experience and confidence in this area
Personal objectives
Understanding the impact of absence and health issues at work
Different types of absence - short-term and long-term absence
Understanding disability
Balancing the need to manage absence fairly while treating individuals with compassion and respect
What is expected from an employer and from employees in relation to managing absence
Sickness absence policy and procedures
Clarifying roles and responsibilities - manager, employee, HR, Occupational Health, EAP, etc
Notification and certification of absence - what happens in practice?
What happens when someone returns? Conducting effective return to work interviews
Monitoring absence and understanding trigger points
An overview of key stages in managing absence informally and formally, including formal reviews and dismissal
Legal requirements and risks associated with unfair dismissal claims
Understanding discrimination, what is a disability in law, and reasonable adjustments
Case law
On-going short-term persistent absence with a pattern, potentially a disability; knowing when to escalate
Long-term absence, working with Occupational Health, and consideration of dismissal
Work-related stress and mental health issues affecting conduct at work
Working proactively to support attendance, eg, flexible working, phased returns to work, reasonable adjustments
Open forum - remaining challenges and 'what if' scenarios
Action planning - identifying how participants will transfer this learning into the workplace and what else they may need which will help them to do this effectively
Review and close
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