Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 877 Date: 16/07/2007 Publisher: IRS

Westminster City Council's successful absence management

TOPICS:
terms, conditions and employee rights working time and leave
training and development training tools and techniques
employee relations employee relations challenges and tools
health and safety health and safety management

SECTORS:
public services

AUTHOR: Noelle Murphy


Savings of £800,000 a year are being achieved by Westminster City Council's revised approach to absence management, supported by training for line managers, occupational health advice and an employee assistance programme.

On this page:
Taking the decision to tackle absence
Rolling out the new absence policy
The introduction of absence trigger points
Return-to-work interviews
The enhanced sickness management procedure
Long-term sickness absence management
The role of the occupational health service
Monitoring
Employee assistance programme
What’s next?
Organisation profile
Resources

Key points

  • Westminster City Council's improved absence management procedures have reduced its absence rate by more than two days per person per annum and saved it £800,000 annually.
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