Free online absence management toolkit for line managers

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), working with HSE and Acas, have launched a free online toolkit to help managers with absence management.

Who is the toolkit for?

It is aimed principally at line managers working in small and medium sized enterprises, but will also be of interest to those working in larger organisations

Why is this important?

Research shows that where line managers have training in absence management, there is a decrease in sickness absence rates. However, many small and medium sized enterprises provide very little or no training to line managers and therefore fail to get the benefits of effective absence management.

What does the toolkit do?

This toolkit provides a wealth of information on absence management practices and procedures that line managers can pick and choose information from. It is split into four parts to help managers:

Identify an absence problem
Develop an absence strategy

Deal with short-term absence
Deal with long-term absence

Where to find it?

You can access the toolkit on the CIPD website.

Absence Management Toolkit on the CIPD website

You can access each part separately or work through all the parts as a whole.