Sickness Absence Management

Keys to success

• Early intervention - it is well documented that the longer an employee is off sick the less likely they are to return to work. There is growing evidence that 6 weeks represents a watershed beyond which an employee's mental and physical health begins to deteriorate significantly

• Professional support - by using Occupational Health specialists you are able to remove the Health Assessment burden from HR and line managers

• Workplace adjustments - reasonable adjustments to the working environment will reduce the risk of similar ill-health recurring

• Graded return to work plan - allows the employee to make the transition back to work at a manageable pace

Sickness Absence Case Management

• We will carry out 1-1 Occupational Health Assessments at the employee's home

• We will contact the necessary agencies or Specialists on your behalf requesting appropriate and pertinent medical information

• We will produce a comprehensive report detailing recommendations which will include fitness for work, reasonable adjustments and a Graded Return to Work plan. 

• We will support you in meeting your legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act, the Data Protection Act, Working Time Regulations, Health & Safety at Work Act and others

• We will provide continuing support for dealing with all types of Sickness Absence

Sickness Absence prevention

• Workplace Risk Assessments (e.g. Workstation Assessments) can identify work/ill-health issues that may require reasonable adjustments to employees' environment and working practices. In making these adjustments companies will prevent several cases of sickness absence.

• See also Health Surveillance and Health Promotion