Absence Management - A Roundup for Employment & HR Professionals

Introduction

Absence management is a problem for many employers. Not only is it disruptive but it is expensive when the cost of covering absent employees and dealing with the loss of productivity is taken into consideration. Understandably, managing absence can be worrying for managers due to concerns about potential claims of unfair dismissal or disability discrimination.

This webinar will look at the issues that need to be considered when managing sickness absence. What needs to be done to both support an employee who is unwell, and meet the requirement of getting the work done?

Suitable for those advising those employers and claimants, this session will examine the issues that need to be considered when managing absence and will explore the difficulties that line managers might encounter.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Long and short term absence
• The difference between long and short term absence
• How to balance supporting the employee and meeting the needs of the business
• Using trigger systems to manage sickness absence
• Disability Discrimination and Absence
• The definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010
• Managing a disabled employee
• Dismissing a disabled employee
• Discipline and Absence
• The potential pitfalls
• Achieving a fair dismissal
• The Management of Long-Term Sickness Absence
• When it is fair to dismiss
• Disability discrimination and long-term sickness absence
• The Management of Short-Term Sickness Absence
• Conduct or capability?
• When it is fair to dismiss

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 17th July 2025

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