Reducing Absenteeism - Return To Work Interview Introduction Do you have staff who are regularly absent from work due to sickness or family commitments? Do you ever have good reason to believe that someone’s absence is not for a genuine reason? This course is a great way for you to begin to tackle the problem of unauthorised absence. It will give you new techniques to detect and discourage “fake” absence and it will help you to reduce avoidable absence by giving you the skills to support employees as they return to work. This course will enable participants to: • Reduce absence from the workplace • Work within the law to manage an absent employee • Monitor absence and use this information appropriately • Act fairly and effectively during return to work interviews • Agree solutions for recurring absence. Who the course is for All managers, team leaders and front line supervisors who have responsibility for managing staff absenteeism. Course Content • Introduction to Absent Management • Problems, issues and excuses • During the absence • The return to work interview • Follow up • Assessment • Practical Exercises Duration: 1 day HR 25