Have You Got 5 Minutes? Ep#8: Sick leave and absenteeism

How would you handle an employee that calls in sick after a bad performance review? Or unexpectedly goes on a yoga retreat abroad, while on long-term sick leave? 🤔

Sick (leave) happens 🤒. It's part of being human, and working in HR.

So how can we handle absenteeism cases effectively, with kindness and confidence?

Join Paul & Flo as they break down this complex area, and share their best tips and tricks to:

💊 Navigate the sick leave regulations maze

💊 Spot the 'yellow flags' - when to intervene?

💊 Rethink how we approach sick days and culture

💊 Best support an employee's recovery and reintegration

💊 Work smarter with the wider sick leave team

💊 Use data to refine absenteeism processes, and target key company issues

Packed with tons of practical tips for how to implement these principles in practice, this episode is essential listening for all HR professionals, managers, founders...or really anyone looking to improve the absenteeism culture and numbers at work.

About this podcast

Say hello to your favourite new HR podcast! 👋🏻 Join People & Culture professionals Flo & Paul from 7people as they dissect the weird, funny and strange topics they encounter in their day-to-day HR work.

Each episode we'll focus on a variety of People-related topics and share our experiences, stories, tips and tricks, inspired by the many fascinating real-life "Have you got 5 minutes?" questions shared by our listeners.

Thank you to our friends at Personio for sponsoring this podcast.

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