Strategies to improve staff attendance and manage ill health

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Strategies to improve staff attendance and manage ill health

The aims of the course: To help delegates to weigh up the impact of poor performance against the student’s entitlement of good quality education To ensure that staff are treated fairly in the balance of the college’s duty To give delegates improved confidence in dealing with these sensitive issues To ensure understanding of the legal implications of dealing – and not dealing – with cases of ill-health To demonstrate fair policies and procedures to follow when staff are: Off on long term sickness Taking lots of occasional days off sick To draft an action plan for the college that will lead to improved staff attendance and reduction of costs of absence – both in terms of staff morale and financial terms To examine the case for dismissal of staff on the grounds of inability to attend work on a regular basis To demonstrate that all problems are solvable – many cases often appear to have no resolution!
Programme	-- Maximum Group Size : 30 --
9.30 Registration and coffee 10.00 Understanding the problem Understanding the problem across the FE sector Identifying the issues in your college – short or long term absence? 11.15 Coffee 11.30 Strategies to reduce absence Policies and procedures to support staff and improve attendance Ways to reduce stress and support staff Talking to staff about the problem 12.45 Lunch	13.45 Help available for staff and college managers Working with the medical profession – what questions do you need to ask? Disability discrimination – how to support staff who return with a disability 14.45 Dismissal or return to work? Fair processes for dealing with the dismissal of staff on ill health grounds Effects of ill health on satisfactory performance and vice versa 15.30 Next steps, summary and close

Reasons to attend. All managers of staff need to understand their duties in relation to the college and also to members of staff when ill health, incapacity or both become evident. Often the hardest part of a manager’s role, this course will examine a range of strategies for dealing with staff that are unfir to attend work due to long term sickness or who frequently take time off sick for short term illnesses. We also examine the links between incapacity and high incidence of sickness absence and discuss ways to tackle these.

Cost and Reservation This course is offered on an in-house basis

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