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Governance, Risk & Compliance

Supporting Wellbeing and Attendance

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Category
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Bundle - Sub Category
Compliance & Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate & Social Responsibility
Course Duration
0.15
Subject Matter Expert
Provider

Whether planned or unplanned, short or long term, employee absence can affect productivity and morale at work. Thats why its so important for both the employer and the employee to work together to keep unplanned absences down while managing planned absences. This module will illustrate general best practice for reporting and certificating sickness absence at work, handling your return to work and touching on serious and long-term illness. It will also explore the various possibilities for contractual planned absence and detail an employees statutory rights for parental leave and the return to work.

Target Audience

This course is suitable for all audiences.

Learning Outcomes

When the learners complete all the activities in this pathway, they will be able to:

  • Understand the factors that can lead to stress and absence at work in order to promote a workplace culture supportive of health and wellbeing.
  • Discover proactive ways to safeguard their own health and prevent prolonged absences from work.
  • Proactively manage and support wellbeing and attendance, by creating the conditions for a culture of open and honest conversations about physical and mental wellbeing.
  • Follow the correct return-to-work processes and ensure that, at every stage, all parties actively contribute to and support a smooth transition back into the workplace.