Managing Absence and Ill Health

This course is designed to give you an overview of dealing with staff absence and capability relating to ill health.

**Suitable Audience**

Councillors and staff responsible for managing people, or those who wish to develop their knowledge in this area.

**Benefits**

By the end of the Managing Absence session, you will have:

- An understanding of the council's role in attendance management policy and processes and the importance of absence record keeping
- Knowledge of the difference between managing short and long term absence.
- An understanding of how fit notes operate and how to act upon any advice given by a Doctor or Occupational Health
- Knowledge of how to manage individuals who are incapable of working due to ill health
- Awareness of the legal and disciplinary aspects of absence
- Awareness of the role of occupational health services and how to support staff health and wellbeing