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Managing absence

Melissa

Hi! I am the process of writing an absence management policy for our SME. We are not long out of start up, so we have nothing written down as yet... In terms of monitoring absence, I've mentioned that 4 occasions of sickness absence in a rolling year will give rise to a formal review of attendance levels - however, I'm unclear on whether to stipulate potential outcomes of said review in the policy itself? 

Feedback and thoughts greatly appreciated!

Melissa

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  • Hi Melissa

    I would recommend stating what the potential outcome of the meeting could be. By doing so you can use it as a deterrent and also be open and transparent with the team about possible sanctions. It may be that in some circumstances you don't need to do anything, sometimes you may monitor their attendance and in others you may issue a formal warning. If it helps, our policy has 3 stages with stage 3 being a potential dismissal.
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  • Hi Melissa

    I would recommend stating what the potential outcome of the meeting could be. By doing so you can use it as a deterrent and also be open and transparent with the team about possible sanctions. It may be that in some circumstances you don't need to do anything, sometimes you may monitor their attendance and in others you may issue a formal warning. If it helps, our policy has 3 stages with stage 3 being a potential dismissal.
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