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Managing Absence Training Course

Our Managing Absence training course is delivered as an online virtual open course. We can also deliver the course in-house just for your business as an in-person course or a live virtual online course.

Managing Absence Course Highlights

Here’s some quick information about our Managing Absence course:

  • 1-day training course delivered online
  • Delivered anywhere in Ireland as an in-house course
  • Booking is easy. Just select a location, a date and hit Book Now!

Course Overview

Course Aim

In this Managing Absence Training Course, we look at Managing Attendance rather than absence. This means being proactive when managing sickness.

It’s reported that ill health costs the UK economy in excess of £100 billion per year. Paying sick pay, loss of productivity, covering long term sick and recruitment costs all add up.

Most sickness is genuine where the people need to take time off; however, some sickness may not be all of that genuine. It seems easier and easier to get a sick note today, in fact, some websites even sell them. Why do people want to take time off work when they aren’t genuinely sick? Declined holidays, bullying and lack of motivation are just a few reasons.

Many organisations deal with sickness after it happens using return to work interviews and their sickness policy, but is there another approach?

The session is very interactive with lots of discussions, role-play scenarios and an action planning session.

Course Objectives

By attending this Managing Absence training course, you will:

  • Understand the importance of managing attendance
  • Recognise the causes of absence
  • Clarify the role of the line manager in managing absence
  • Recognise the signs that may indicate intended absence
  • Be familiar with the policy and process.

Course Content

Why Manage Attendance?
  • What is Managing Attendance?
  • What are the benefits?
Cause and Effect
  • What are the typical causes of people calling in sick?
  • How to spot the tell-tale signs?
  • Is it you causing them to be sick?
Adapting Your Leadership Approach
  • How using the incorrect leadership approach cause people to want to call in sick?
  • Keeping people motivated
The Absence Process
  • Looking at a typical absence management process
  • Looking at your absence management process
Return to Work Interviews
  • Why are they important?
  • Getting them right
  • Skills Practice

Download the Course Brochure

Download a copy of our Managing Absence training course brochure below.

Download Managing Absence Course Brochure

Our Approach

No PowerPoint

Yes, you read that right! We’ve removed PowerPoint from our in-person training courses. Instead we use more creative ways to deliver content and generate discussion.

Always Interactive

No matter how you attend, our courses are interactive and designed specifically for the delivery method being used.

Practical Tools

We minimise theory and focus on practical tools you can take away and use immediately in the workplace.

Clear Pricing

Transparent pricing for open courses and clear all-inclusive quotes for in-house and bespoke work.

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