Dealing with Sickness Absence

Content
3 modules

Rating

Course length
16.28 mins

Instructor
Alexandra Brown-Adams

Released
20 Feb 2025

Price
Free

Description

Sickness absence can have a significant impact on UK employers. It can lead to reduced productivity, increased costs, reduced morale, and increased stress. This course will cover reasons for absence, absence management triggers, the sickness absence management process, phased return to work, and advice for employees who are off sick.

Objectives

  • To learn about the different reasons for absence
  • To understand what absence management triggers are
  • To learn what the sickness absence management process is
  • To understand what SSP is and who is eligible
  • To understand the importance of medical evidence when managing sickness absence
  • To learn what a phased return to work is and how this can be beneficial for employees
  • To learn what you should do if you are off sick
  • To understand how to mitigate the risk of disability discrimination when managing absence

Certificate

By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Certificate of completion

Learning credits

CPD
0.3
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