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Posted By Richard
I have bee asked to assist the HR department in improving the absentee rate.
Has anyone any good suggestions on what i could do? can anyone recommend where i may be able to obtain some posters encouraging employees not to be absent?
Any advice or experiences would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Richard.
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Posted By Lorraine Shuker
Return to Work interviews have worked for me in the past. They also give managers the opportunity to explore the underlying causes of ill health which may have an occupational connection.
A simple form and a short one-to-one meeting on the day of return is how I accomplished this.
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Posted By Sandie
HSE have just produced an employers and managers guide on managing sickness absence and return to work which is very good. HSG 249
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Before you can help, you're going to need to know what the causes of absenteeism are?
These may be related to work environment (e.g. poor air quality) or you may have problems with musculo-skeletal injury. It really depends on your industry and environment. My employer ran a free physiotherapy scheme which did reap some benefits.
You will undoubtedly need a 'spend to save' approach?
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Posted By Richard
Hi all to have responded,
On most occasions the employee time away from work appears to be the odd 1 or 2 days at a time. It is the employees who are regularly taking days off that i need to tackle. The perception like many workplaces is that if you say that there are x amount of days allowed off sick, quite often individuals see this as extra holidays. I want to do some kind of promotion/campaign. In the past i have seen other company’s with posters and leaflets.
Once again thanks to all.
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Posted By Ian Harper
I wrote an article in SHP August 2003 on cyclical absence management. It may be some use to you considering the issue you have mentioned. If you want to improve absence, correct accurate investigation is needed. You sound like you are not sure if the employees are taking genuine sick leave. I'm sure you would not pressure people coming back to work too soon.
Send me your address via email and i'll send you a photocopy if I can find it. (Like its not framed on my wall)
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Posted By Richard Chalkley
There is also the option of using the Bradford factor which was discussed in the same issue of SHP as the above article I beleive. Couple this with return to work interviews and even independent medicals if needs be and the malingerers go away (or can be dealt with) and you can get on with helping the genuine cases of work related ill-health.
Richard.
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