The first step you should take in controlling absence is to maintain records of all employees' absences and lateness. The records should be kept in a form which makes analysis of the data relatively simple. This will help you observe and monitor each individual's absence levels.
The absence of staff from work causes obvious problems of productivity, especially when such absences are unplanned. The smaller the company, the greater the effect. Workplace absence costs the UK's economy in excess of £11.6 billion per year. £1.7 billion of that cost is due to employees pulling sickies' rather than absences resulting from genuine ill health.
This absence management template bundle is in downloadable Microsoft Word format and has 14 pages.
This bundle contains the following:
Extract from the FPB's Employment Guide 2009: "Managing absence in the workplace"
Template 2.4 Self-certification Form
Template 2.6 Medical Letter Concerned with Frequent Absence
Template 2.7 Medical Letter Concerned with Long-term Absence
Template 2.8 Medical Letter Concerned with Short-term Absence
Template 2.9 Medical Report Consent Form
Template 2.10 Letter to Employee's GP Requesting Medical Report
