Attendance management
Careful and supportive management of staff attendance through both illness and non-work related issues can increase staff performance, loyalty and productivity. This section helps you to develop your own policy and introduces the main issues to consider when managing attendance. Plus you'll find information about the most common work-related illnesses and a downloadable tool to help you record attendance.
What is attendance management?
This page sets out reasons for a sound attendance policy and gives you a list of helpful practices in assisting employees to remain at or return at work.
Recording attendance tool
The downloadable tool can help you start recording attendance and we've also provided guidance on data protection issues. You'll also find methods of analysing the frequency and length of absences.
Common causes of work-related illness
Information on some of the most common work-related illness types, which often result in absence from work and can result in prolonged or even permanent exclusion from the workplace. The types of illness include back pain, upper limb disorders, asthmas, dermatitis and others related to noise and display screen equipment.
Developing attendance management policies and practices
In this page you'll find resources to help you develop your own attendance management policy, including information on consulting with employees to create the policy. You'll get guidance on supporting employees who are off work due to sickness. The implications of the Equality Act and the Data Protection Act are also included.
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