Managing Sickness Absence Policy
The Managing Sickness Absence Policy has been updated into the new Policy format and to incorporate Audit recommendations and feedback from a recent Senior Leadership workshop focussed on absence.
The changes include:
- Inclusion of a How to Guide for Leave Abatement
- Improved guidance on absence recording
- Improved guidance on recording work related absence
- How to Guides for Managing Short Term and Long Term absence
- Guidance on how Covid Related absence should be treated for monitoring purposes
- Inclusion of an employee contact form for recording contact with employees on long term absence
- Introduction of a Workplace Adjustment Passport for recording agreed adjustments
We would like you to confirm your understanding of these changes and welcome any feedback.
If you have any queries about the survey, please email hrhelpdesk@falkirk.co.uk
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Phases
Phases overview
Phase 1: Managing Sickness Absence Policy
Managing Sickness Absence Policy
Phase 2: Analysis of Results
Analysis of Results
Phase 3: Feedback
Feedback
Feedback
23 April 2025 23:00 - 22 May 2025 23:00
Feedback of results
Feedback to Consultation
Respondents found the revised policy format supported by How to Guides to be helpful and were clear on how absence is notified/ recorded and managed.
In response to specific feedback, a number of changes were made to the policy documentation including:
- Changes to the wording of absence monitoring arrangements to be clearer regrading the move to Stage 2 monitoring and also when a return to monitoring may be appropriate after the expiry of monitoring periods
- Included reference to Trauma Informed training / support
- Additional guidance in relation to contact during periods of long term absence