Description
Managing Employee Absence
Employee absence can significantly affect a business, leading to lost time, reduced productivity, and increased costs. It can place extra strain on managers and colleagues, leading to higher stress levels, a drop in morale, and additional workload. This course is designed to help you understand the different types of employee absence and the strategies to effectively manage them.
The course begins by covering the various types of absence and provides methods to measure absence within the organization. It then emphasizes the importance of completing return-to-work forms and how to conduct effective return-to-work meetings, ensuring that employees are supported and the organization maintains productivity.
Finally, the course explains the formal processes involved in managing absence and how to apply appropriate policies to ensure that absence management is handled in a fair, consistent, and legally compliant manner.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the different types of employee absence and their impact on the organization.
- Identify ways to measure and track absence.
- Appreciate the importance of completing return-to-work forms and conducting effective return-to-work meetings.
- Understand the formal processes and policies involved in managing absence.
Target Audience:
This course is aimed at managers, supervisors, and HR personnel who are responsible for managing employee absence and supporting team members in the process.
Advantages:
By learning how to effectively manage employee absence, you will be able to minimize its impact on the business, maintain productivity, and ensure that absence policies are applied consistently and fairly. This leads to better employee engagement, improved morale, and a healthier work environment.
Duration: 30 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off.
It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).