Absence Management

Most absence is genuine. Managing absence due to sickness requires effective people management policies, which may be helped by a focus on employee well-being. Here you'll find information on absenteeism, the causes of absence, absence monitoring and management, attendance and sickness. We also provide guidance on managing long-term illness, returns to work, fit notes and sick pay.

• Staff Absence Recording form

• Self-certification form

• Return to work interview form

• Employee consent to access to medical records

• Request for GPs medical report

• Invitation to a level 1 absence management meeting

• Sickness absence review meeting level 1

• Invitation to a level 2 absence management meeting

• Sickness absence review meeting level 2

• Letter inviting someone to a level 3 capability meeting

Managing short-term sickness absence

The government reports that two-thirds of small businesses (62%) do not have formal sickness absence policies in place. In order to manage this in the best possible way it is important that you, as the employer, consider implementing a fair and clear process to help identify repeat offenders, deter other employees from not turning up to work, and ultimately retain as many employees as possible in the workplace. 

To support you in overcoming this, our HR & Employment Law experts have put together an exclusive guide on managing short-term sickness absence, covering from what processes you should put in place, managing recurring absences and more.

DOWNLOAD: https://tinyurl.com/candswsickness2022

This includes insightful advice from our experts on how to best manage sickness and absense through an ever changing working environment. 

A New Normal - Managing long-term sickness absence

According to The Office of National Statistics (ONS) an estimated 149.3 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in the UK in 2021. This is equivalent to 4.6 days per worker, which as you can imagine has a huge impact on businesses. 

The impact of COVID-19 remains inevitable and poses a huge challenge for employers. As millions of people across the UK are still suffering from long-COVID (an estimated 1-in-20 adults in England alone) this issue is not going away and is causing skyrocketing sickness absences, resignations, mental health issues, and much more.

But it’s not all doom and gloom. Our partner, HR and Health & Safety experts; Citation, have created a FREE guide to help you manage long-term sickness absences in your business allowing you to focus on what you do best… The guide is there to take you through creating a long-term sickness absence policy, returning employees to work, avoiding discrimination claims and much more…

Download for free today: https://www.citation.co.uk/resources/hr-and-employment-law/managing-long-term-sickness-absence-and-long-covid-19/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=csw&utm_campaign=partner_2022longcovidmay

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If you’d like to chat about how Citation can help with the HR and Health & Safety side of your business, just give them a call on 0345 844 1111, or fill in their call-back form and they'll get right back to you.