Event Details
- Duration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)
- Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)
- Location: Location shared via email ( Complete Address )
- City Selection: Select your preferred city. We’ll confirm the nearest available training location after registration. Onsite training is also available on request.
- Format: Classroom Training (Virtual option available on request)
- Language: English
- Certificate: Course Completion Certificate
- PDUs Awarded: 8 Professional Development Units
- Contact: [email protected]
Event Description
Effective absence management is an important part of managing people, maintaining team performance, and supporting a healthy workplace.
Employee absence can affect workload distribution, productivity, customer service, team morale, scheduling, and operational continuity. However, managing absence effectively is not simply about reducing the number of days employees are away from work. It requires a balanced approach that considers organisational policies, consistent management practices, employee wellbeing, communication, attendance patterns, and appropriate support.
This practical Absence Management Workshop is designed for managers, supervisors, team leaders, HR professionals, and anyone responsible for managing employee attendance.
Participants will learn how to distinguish different types of absence, identify attendance patterns, apply workplace policies consistently, maintain appropriate records, conduct effective absence conversations, prepare for return-to-work discussions, and identify practical interventions for recurring or prolonged absence.
The workshop also explores the relationship between workplace culture, job demands, employee engagement, management practices, and attendance.
Participants will work through realistic workplace scenarios, absence case studies, attendance data exercises, return-to-work situations, and practical action-planning activities.
The emphasis is on creating a fair, consistent, supportive, and well-documented approach to attendance management.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the purpose and principles of absence management.
- Distinguish different types of workplace absence.
- Understand the difference between absence, leave, and other forms of time away from work.
- Identify common causes and patterns of employee absence.
- Understand the organisational impact of absence.
- Review attendance data and identify trends.
- Apply workplace absence policies consistently.
- Understand the importance of accurate absence records.
- Prepare for effective absence conversations.
- Conduct professional return-to-work discussions.
- Recognize when further support or specialist advice may be appropriate.
- Identify recurring attendance patterns.
- Address short-term and longer-term absence appropriately.
- Communicate expectations clearly and respectfully.
- Support employees while maintaining operational requirements.
- Identify workplace factors that may contribute to absence.
- Develop practical attendance-improvement strategies.
- Reduce avoidable administrative and communication problems.
- Improve consistency in absence management across teams.
- Create an actionable absence management plan.
Workshop Modules
Module 1: Understanding Absence Management
- What absence management means.
- Why attendance management matters.
- The relationship between attendance and workplace performance.
- Different types of employee absence.
- Planned and unplanned absence.
- Short-term and longer-term absence.
- Absence versus approved leave.
- Understanding absence from the employee and employer perspectives.
- The role of managers in effective absence management.
Module 2: Types, Patterns and Causes of Absence
- Common categories of workplace absence.
- Short-term recurring absence.
- Long-term absence.
- Unplanned absence.
- Patterns and frequency of absence.
- Workplace and non-workplace factors.
- Workload and job-design considerations.
- Management and team-related factors.
- Workplace culture and attendance behavior.
- Identifying potential causes without making assumptions.
Module 3: The Organisational Impact of Absence
- Understanding the operational impact of employee absence.
- Effects on workload and staffing.
- Impact on team productivity.
- Customer and service implications.
- Effects on employee morale.
- Overtime and replacement considerations.
- Understanding direct and indirect costs.
- Measuring absence consistently.
- Identifying areas where absence creates operational risk.
- Using absence information to support better workforce planning.
Module 4: Absence Policies, Procedures and Responsibilities
- Understanding the purpose of an absence policy.
- Key elements of an effective attendance procedure.
- Employee responsibilities.
- Manager and supervisor responsibilities.
- HR responsibilities.
- Reporting and notification procedures.
- Documentation and record-keeping expectations.
- Applying policies consistently.
- Understanding confidentiality and appropriate information handling.
- Knowing when HR or specialist advice should be obtained.
- Adapting procedures to applicable employment requirements.
Module 5: Recording and Analysing Attendance Data
- Why accurate absence records matter.
- Establishing consistent recording practices.
- Tracking absence frequency and duration.
- Identifying recurring patterns.
- Reviewing absence trends by team or function.
- Understanding absence rates and other useful indicators.
- Comparing current performance with previous periods.
- Using attendance data responsibly.
- Identifying areas requiring further investigation.
- Turning attendance data into practical management actions.
Module 6: Managing Short-Term Absence
- Understanding recurring short-term absence.
- Preparing for attendance conversations.
- Reviewing patterns objectively.
- Asking appropriate questions.
- Listening to employee concerns.
- Communicating attendance expectations.
- Identifying possible workplace factors.
- Agreeing appropriate next steps.
- Documenting discussions accurately.
- Knowing when further action or specialist support may be required.
Module 7: Managing Longer-Term Absence
- Understanding the challenges of prolonged absence.
- Maintaining appropriate communication.
- Supporting continued employee connection.
- Planning appropriate contact during absence.
- Understanding workplace adjustments and support options.
- Coordinating with HR or relevant professionals where appropriate.
- Preparing for a potential return to work.
- Reviewing work arrangements and responsibilities.
- Supporting a sustainable return.
- Maintaining appropriate documentation and confidentiality.
Module 8: Return-to-Work Conversations
- Understanding the purpose of a return-to-work discussion.
- Preparing before the conversation.
- Creating a supportive and professional environment.
- Confirming relevant attendance information.
- Exploring whether workplace support is required.
- Identifying recurring patterns appropriately.
- Discussing expectations for future attendance.
- Agreeing practical next steps.
- Recording relevant information.
- Following up after the meeting.
- Avoiding judgmental or inappropriate questioning.
Module 9: Communication and Difficult Absence Conversations
- Communicating about attendance professionally.
- Balancing empathy with organisational requirements.
- Using clear and respectful language.
- Asking open and appropriate questions.
- Listening without making assumptions.
- Handling defensive responses.
- Managing emotional conversations.
- Discussing recurring attendance concerns.
- Maintaining professional boundaries.
- Knowing when to pause a conversation and seek appropriate support.
- Documenting important outcomes.
Module 10: Supporting Attendance and Employee Wellbeing
- Understanding the relationship between wellbeing and attendance.
- Identifying workplace factors that may affect attendance.
- Creating a supportive management environment.
- Encouraging early communication.
- Identifying reasonable workplace support options where applicable.
- Considering workload and job demands.
- Improving employee-manager communication.
- Encouraging access to appropriate organisational resources.
- Supporting sustainable attendance.
- Balancing employee needs with business requirements.
Module 11: Preventing Avoidable Absence and Improving Attendance
- Identifying preventable workplace factors.
- Improving communication and management practices.
- Strengthening employee engagement.
- Reviewing workload and staffing arrangements.
- Improving job design where appropriate.
- Creating clear attendance expectations.
- Recognising positive attendance behaviors appropriately.
- Identifying recurring operational causes.
- Developing targeted attendance-improvement initiatives.
- Monitoring whether interventions are producing results.
- Creating a culture of responsibility and support.
Module 12: Building an Effective Absence Management Plan
- Reviewing current absence-management practices.
- Identifying strengths and weaknesses.
- Analysing team attendance information.
- Identifying priority absence issues.
- Establishing measurable attendance objectives.
- Selecting appropriate interventions.
- Defining manager and HR responsibilities.
- Establishing communication and review processes.
- Creating an attendance improvement action plan.
- Developing 30-day and longer-term actions.
- Establishing a process for monitoring and continuous improvement.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is suitable for:
- HR professionals.
- HR managers and HR business partners.
- Managers and supervisors.
- Team leaders.
- Department managers.
- People managers.
- Operations managers.
- Business owners.
- Employee relations professionals.
- Learning and development professionals.
- Workforce and resource planners.
- Professionals responsible for attendance management.
- Anyone involved in employee relations and people management.
Workshop Benefits
Participants will gain practical strategies to:
- Manage employee absence more consistently.
- Understand different types of workplace absence.
- Identify attendance patterns and trends.
- Improve absence record keeping.
- Use attendance data to support management decisions.
- Apply workplace policies consistently.
- Conduct effective absence conversations.
- Improve return-to-work discussions.
- Handle difficult attendance conversations professionally.
- Balance employee support with business requirements.
- Recognize potential workplace contributors to absence.
- Improve communication between managers and employees.
- Support sustainable returns to work.
- Identify when specialist or HR support may be appropriate.
- Develop practical attendance-improvement initiatives.
- Reduce avoidable disruption caused by recurring absence.
- Improve workforce planning.
- Strengthen management accountability.
- Create a fair and structured absence-management approach.
- Develop a practical absence management action plan.
🎓 Certification
All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from LearneRRing, recognizing their achievement.
Exclusive OffersGroup Discounts:10% off for groups of 5-10 participants15% off for groups of 11-20 participants
Corporate & Team Training Available
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Event venue
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