It’s estimated that, on average, each employee is absent from work for an average of 9 days a year, in addition to authorised absence for such reasons as holidays. Further research has indicated that up to half of unauthorised absence is not due to ill health.
Inevitably, particular individuals will have a much more significant absence profile than others. Unless the issue is dealt with properly, the organisation will probably experience a loss in efficiency, poor morale amongst co-employees and a down-turn in productivity.
Managing absence is an important issue for everyone involved in the employment of staff, not simply the problem of the HR professionals.
By the end of the programme you will:
- appreciate the importance of managing absence
- be able to monitor absence effectively
- have a better understanding of the range of possible causes of absence
- understand your role in reducing absenteeism
- be able to put in place an absence management strategy for your organisation
- deal effectively and compassionately with the genuinely sick employee while focusing on improve in attendance of others.
- ensure that your policy on absence complies with the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003