• Is employee absence having a costly effect on your business?
  • Are your managers confident having conversations about sensitive reasons for absence, and understand how to do so in a non-discriminatory way?
  • Do you have a clear Absence Policy and procedures which ensure fair and legally compliant management of absence?

Absence affects your whole team. Employees that are frequently left to pick up extra workload for absent colleagues will often experience a drop in their motivation, productivity and quality of work. This can cause tension and even conflict amongst work colleagues – especially if the person absent outwardly appears fit and well.

How Think People Can Help…

Bespoke Absence Management Policy & Procedures

A clear, robust policy ensures employees are aware of their obligations for attendance and absence, and helps managers implement necessary processes to manage absence, while ensuring they are following a non-discriminatory, legally compliant process.

Think People’s HR consultants frequently develop bespoke policies and procedures for organisations of a range of types and sizes, across the UK and Ireland. Drawing on this insight, we can quickly understand what your organisation needs in an Absence Management policy.

Management Support

Managers who are skilled and knowledgeable on absence management save their organisations the costly processes of HR investigations and tribunals, and minimise the potential for reputational damage that would arise from unfair treatment of an employee.

Think People provide management training in implementing your Absence Management Policy, including: what should be covered on an absence call from an employee, interpreting medical certificates, engaging with Occupational Health providers, return to work meetings, formal capability meetings, providing reasonable adjustments, etc.

Hands-on Consultancy for Difficult Cases

We also work alongside managers to support them through more difficult cases such as those pertaining to workplace impact on mental health, stress at work, addiction, family issues, cases of capability dismissal and many other factors which can arise.

Think People’s consultants draw on decades of experience handling unique and complex HR issues to advise the best methods and approaches to take, and ensure compliance with NI, UK or Irish law.

Most importantly, our consultants are praised for their calm in high-tension situations, their empathetic and supportive approach to both managers and employees, and their ability to bring issues to an efficient conclusion.

Attendance Optimisation

We can work with you to develop your key absence performance indicators and ways to reduce absence levels across your organisation.

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