Absence Management – One-Day Training in Portland, OR

Certificate: Course Completion Certificate
Language: English
Duration: 1 Day
Credits: 8
Course Delivery: Classroom / Virtual Live / Onsite

Course Overview:

This training program includes various useful materials and practical exercises related to absence management.

What does ‘Absence’ mean? How can it be effectively managed and minimized while complying with employment regulations?

This session is designed to help navigate the complexities of absence management, focusing on key aspects such as procedures, policies, and workplace culture. Through interactive activities, sample documents, and discussions, participants will explore traditional and modern strategies to manage absenteeism effectively. The course provides practical tools and actionable insights that can be applied immediately in the workplace to enhance overall attendance and performance.

Course Topics:

• Understanding Absence: Defining what absence means in a workplace context.
• Types of Absence: Differentiating between various types of absence and distinguishing them from authorized leave.
• Classifying Absence: Categorizing different forms of absence to establish effective management strategies.
• Absence Statistics: Examining the true cost of absence, including sector-specific and regional trends.
• Reasons for Absence: Identifying key factors affecting absenteeism, including workplace culture and job roles.
• Common Causes of Sickness: Analyzing national statistics on sickness-related absence and how they relate to specific workplaces.
• Absence Management – Stage 1: Understanding contracts, policies, procedures, and legal requirements related to absence management.
• Absence Management – Stage 2: Learning about record-keeping, cost analysis, and benchmarking absence data within an organization.
• Absence Management – Stage 3: Developing key managerial skills for addressing absenteeism, such as communication techniques, seeking professional advice, handling workplace challenges, and conducting return-to-work interviews.
• Traditional Approaches: Exploring performance management strategies, sick leave policies, disciplinary actions, and recruitment processes that support absence management.
• Reducing Absenteeism: Investigating incentive-based strategies, goal-setting, employee support programs, and workplace culture initiatives to encourage attendance.
• Recent Developments: Reviewing the effects of ‘fit notes’ and potential health crises on absence management policies.

Key Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Clearly define workplace absence and understand its impact.
• Navigate legal and contractual aspects of absence management.
• Implement strategies to effectively manage and reduce absenteeism.
• Develop an action plan to monitor and improve attendance within their team or organization.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for team leaders, supervisors, managers, HR professionals, and anyone involved in workforce management or organizational administration.

Certification:

Participants will receive a course completion certificate after successfully completing the training.

Note:

However, our virtual training programs are as effective as face-to-face learning, catering to the demands of busy professionals. For dates and details of instructor-led live Virtual Sessions, reach us at info@knowledgeque.com.

If you want to get this course customized and delivered exclusively for your group, we have an On-Site Training Option; you can contact us at info@knowledgeque.com for more information about on-site or corporate training.

Offers:

Groups of 3 people 10% Discount

Groups of 5 people 15% Discount

Groups of 10 people 20% Discount