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Monitoring Attendance (COAST)

For: Social Work Staff

Programme Details, Aims and Objectives:

The course takes a blended learning approach. You must first complete the Maximising Attendance module on COAST.This is an interactive, e-learning module which covers the key elements of the Framework for Maximising Attendance and your role driving this including:

  • Factors affecting employee attendance
  • Support services offered by the council
  • The process for managing short-term absence, long term absence, absence related to capability, absence related to conduct
  • Managing disability related absence
  • Managing absence related to mental health and stress
  • On-line assessment

 

Aimed at:

Staff with a responsibility for managing employee attendance.

Outcome

On completing this course you will be able to:

 

  • Explain your role as a manager in implanting the Framework For Maximising Attendance

 

  • Manage absence in a fair and consistent manner

 

  • Maximise attendance through awareness and use of services offered by the Council to support employees

 

  • Manage disability related absence, including mental health conditions

 

  • Manage stress related absence

 

  • Adopt a flexible approach to managing attendance using a range of Council polices such as Special Leave

 

  •  Manage short term and persistent absence using trigger points as appropriate

 

  • Mange long term absence using trigger point as appropriate

 

  • Conduct effective Return to Work and Absence Review Meeting 

 

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