Sickness & Absence Management
How Much Does Absence Cost your Organisation?
Imagine the savings (and the productivity gains) you could enjoy by improved absence management?
Recent IBEC, CIPD and international surveys revealed the extent and causes of absence in the workplace, including the following:
The average days absence in Ireland is 8.9 days per person
Short term absenteeism (5 days or less) is a significant problem
Long term absenteeism (more than 20 days) is a growing problem
Improved Absence Management can make Big Savings
Absence can be managed better and significantly reduced through measures such as:
Return-to-Work Interviews
Absence Reviews
Trigger Systems
Sickness and Absence policies and procedures
Line managers trained and supported to implement the policies consistently
Restricting sick pay provisions
Enhanced terms in contracts of employment
Have you an Effective Sickness and Absence Management Policy and Procedure?
Having a well stated and clear Sickness and Absence Management policy and procedure is essential for every organisation to ensure minimum disruption to operations throught to sick absence.
The policy should be clear on:
Notification of sickness procedure
Certification and non-certification
Continuing contact procedures for when an employee is out for a period of time
What is short-term and what is long-term absence
Procedures for remaining in contact during long-term absence
Short-tern and long-term absence management procedures
Medical practitioner and occupational health procedures
Breaches of procedures
Workplace stress procedures
Alcohol and drugs policy and procedure
Unauthorised absence
Who is eligible for sick pay (if any)
What causes ineligibility
Restrictions on sick pay
Re-joining sick pay schemes
Absence Management Support
We can work with you as follows:
Assistance with writing and implementing sickness / absence management policies
Assistance with writing and implementing timekeeping, attendance and unauthorised absence policies
Assistance with writing and implementing drug and alcohol / testing for intoxicants policies
Advice, training and support for managers in dealing with absence
Case management for managing difficult employee sick absence situations such as workplace stress, alcohol or drug related long-term absence, workplace injury, etc.
Next Steps
Contact us for further information.