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Course Description

This DVD:

• Details short term, less-than-genuine absence
• Examines intermittent absence – a matter of conduct or capability?
• Discusses long term sickness absence.

Benefits

Includes:

• Effective mechanisms to monitor sickness absence
  
• How to conduct a return to work interview and the benefits of doing so
• Practical strategies to improve employee well-being
• The importance of up-do-date medical evidence
• Contractual obligations of sickness absence – impact of Permanent Health Insurance (‘PHI’), ill health retirement considerations, holiday entitlement during sick leave
• Communicating during the absence period – appropriate level of contact / harassment issues
• Disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments
• Practical steps to assist long term absent employees to return to the workplace
• Ill health dismissals
• The approach of the Employment Tribunal to sickness absence.

Duration

9.30am - 12.30pm

Dates

14/09/2010

Fees

£70 per delegate or £750 to conduct the workshop with 12-15 delegates from your organisation.

Download the course outline (PDF)