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Sickness Absence: How employers can better manage sick leave
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 17, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode Acas Area Director, Paul Beard, President of the Society of Occupational Medicine, Shriti Pattani and the Managing Director of the Ape Group, Alfie Payne unpack the topic of sickness absence, offering managers first-hand advice and best practice on how they can better manage it.We discuss:What makes a good absence policyWhen and how to utilise occupational healthThe mistakes managers often make when managing sickness absenceHow to support staff through the sickness absence processTranscript available at: https://www.acas.org.uk/podcast/sickness-absence-how-employers-can-better-manage-sick-leave Episode Resources:Acas’s Absence from Work Guidance: https://www.acas.org.uk/absence-from-workSociety of Occupational Medicine: https://www.som.org.uk/work-and-health/information-employersTraining on sickness absence in the workplace here.Read Dr Kabir Abraham Varghese (Society of Occupational Medicine) blog on referring employees to occupational health: https://www.acas.org.uk/helping-smes-understand-occupational-healthFor podcast and event updates sign up to our free email newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 17, 2022
Format:
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