Positive Absence Management
News item added 8th August 2007
Managing attendance effectively is one of the biggest challenges employers face in both public and private sectors. The challenge has legal, occupational health, employee relations and line management implications. A thorough understanding of all aspects is essential if unnecessary and costly absence is to be avoided.
How would you rate your line managers on their understanding and management of the following?
- Effective record keeping
- Back to work interviews
- Absence as a capability and/or disciplinary issue
- Knowing when to make a medical referral
- Stress-related absence
- Persistent short-term absence
- Causes of absence
- Long-term illness
JSB can help. How? See a recent Case Study Look at the content which could be included in your tailored programme: Positive Absence Management