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HR – I Feel Sick: Controlling
Absence at Work
29th April 2014
By
Joanne Vose
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Joanne holds an MA in Human Resource Management, is a fully qualified
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Welcome
 What absence really costs us
 The importance of measuring TRUE absence figures
 Four top tips to reduce absenteeism
 How to create an ‘Attendance Culture’
 Questions & Answers

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What Absence Really Costs
Average UK Salary - £24,575
Average number of sick days per employee – 6
Therefore, if you employ 100 people, using the
average salary & days absent, in one year
absence will cost £56,712 in salary alone!
This doesn’t include temp cover, training time,
customer complaints, etc, etc

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The Importance of Measuring TRUE
Absence Figures
 Need to know exactly what we are looking at.
 Is it:
 Sickness absence?
 A DDA consideration?
 Domestic leave
 ‘Duvet day’?
 Extra Holiday??

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Top Tip # 1
 Have a good reporting & management system
in place and implement fairly & consistently
 Consequences
 In line with ACAS procedures
 Managers trained on it
 Accountability

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Top Tip # 2
 Return to work interviews after every
absence

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Top Tip # 3
 Employees must phone in sick to
manager or senior designated other

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Top Tip # 4
 Employees in teams –
 Know they will be missed
 Also know they will be supported
 Individuals care about the success of the
team

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Creating an Attendance
Culture
 People want to be there!
 People see the mutual need to be there
 Pride
 Working together
Key is effective leadership &
management

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Questions & Answers

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