How to handle: Absenteeism and return to work

Successful absence management is about moving away from focusing on sickness to encouraging employees to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing. Pamela Gellatly, chief executive of healthcare risk consultancy, Healthcare RM tells us why.

The number of days lost through absence and the associated cost to UK businesses has been well documented.  But while many organisations now routinely monitor sickness absence, when it comes to managing absence, current approaches tend to see illness as incompatible with work and work as a barrier to recovery. My own experience, however, shows quite the opposite ...more