Practical guidance on setting absence triggers and targets as part of an absence management programme, including how to measure time lost to absence, eg by using the frequency rate or the Bradford factor.
Practical guidance on dealing with an employee who goes ahead with a holiday when annual leave has not been authorised, including investigating the unauthorised absence and disciplinary sanctions.
Practical guidance on dealing with an employee with a poor sickness absence record, including obtaining a medical report; disability discrimination; and dismissal for ill health.
Practical guidance on the situation where an employee goes off sick during a disciplinary process, including medical evidence; and postponement of the disciplinary hearing.