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Chapter 

19

  Resourcing Practice

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Attendance factors

 

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Reward systems – as pay increases 

attendance improves.

 

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Sick-pay schemes may increase absenteeism.

 

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Work group norms can exert pressure for or 

against attendance.

Absence policies

Absence policies should cover:

 

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methods of measuring absence;

 

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setting targets for the level of absence;

 

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deciding on the level of short-term  

absence that would trigger action,  

possibly using the Bradford Factor,  

as explained below;

 

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the circumstances in which disciplinary 

action might be taken;

 

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what employees must do if they are unable 

to attend work;

 

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sick-pay arrangements;

 

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provisions for the reduction and control  

of absence such as return-to-work  

interviews;

 

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other steps that can be taken to reduce 

absence, such as flexible working patterns.

The  skills  required  to  manage  absenteeism  are  

examined in Chapter 57.