HR Brief Bites 5: Managing absence: from informal steps to dismissal

Aim

Do you feel equipped and confident to manage workplace absence?

This is a practical session that gives participants the confidence to deal with absence management; helping reduce absence in the workplace and increase productivity.  It delivers practical advice and guidance on managing short- and long-term absence through to medical capability, dismissal and the law.

This short workshop will help you as a line manager to:

• Know the legal and contractual issues around absence management
• Have the confidence to tackle short- and long-term sickness absence
• Know how to have effective absence management conversations

Who should attend the workshop

• Managers, team leads and staff in a supervisory role within primary care

Workshop format

Tutors: Nicola Harry or Tracy Madgwick

All participants will need access to a laptop or PC with camera and sound in a quiet space. Please have your camera on if possible during the training as this makes is more enjoyable for everyone.

Zoom joining instructions will be sent as part of the joining instructions.

We will send the slides out to all participants after the workshop.

Please feel free to bring your lunch with you to the workshop.