Recording staff absence, keeping in touch with absent staff and acting fairly on frequent or long absences.
Good work shows: Records every absence accurately; holds a return-to-work talk after each absence; follows the absence policy consistently.
Managing absence is one of the people and hiring skills on FinderK.
The job simulations and Skill Paths below include work that is checked for this skill. You do the work in an original fictional company and get feedback on it.
Run the monthly absence review for one team, advise a team leader who wants to start a formal process for the wrong reasons, and arrange a fair stage 1 meeting for someone who does meet a trigger.
Skills: Apply attendance triggers using the policy, not the export; Advise a manager on disability and reasonable adjustments; Push back on a manager within your role and escalate; Arrange a fair formal meeting with correct notice