Why you should attend

According to the Office for National Statistics, the national sickness absence rate has risen to its highest level since 2004.  An estimated 185.6 million working days were lost through sickness or injury last year, with the most common reason for sickness absence being minor illness.

 It can be challenging to effectively manage sickness absence within the workforce. Join partners, Alice Reeve and Allison Cook for this interactive webinar, where they will consider the following tricky issues through the lens of ACAS’ updated guidance on managing sickness absence:

• Key practical issues when an employee calls in sick.
• Keeping in touch during illness.
• Tackling regular short-term absence.
• Managing the return to work.