Absenteeism and Attendance Management

HALF-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP

Workplace absenteeism creates some of the most challenging issues faced by employers.  For example: when is absenteeism culpable; human rights considerations; how to obtain meaningful medical information; how to design and implement a defensible attendance management program; and at what point do we have “cause” to terminate?

Using interactive learning and real-life scenarios, this half-day workshop examines the following key topics:

1. Managing Workplace Absenteeism

• Human rights and privacy considerations.
• How to obtain meaningful medical information.

2. Attendance Management Programs

• Understand the difference between culpable and non-culpable absence.
• How to establish effective and defensible absenteeism thresholds.
• Tips and traps when implementing an attendance management program.

3. Discipline and Discharge for Attendance-Related Reasons

• When and how to use discipline to manage absenteeism.
• When will absenteeism constitute “cause” for termination.
• When to terminate for frustration of contract and innocent absenteeism.