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Hi Have you seen the research report 483 available on HSE website about a survey of tools and resources for employers for managing, recording and monitoring sickness absence? I also recommend the CIPD guides, with advice and tools for long and short trem sickness (2006) see http://www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/hrpract/absence Regards Sandra >From: ASHITKUMAR KOTHARI <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Occupational Health mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Sickness absence >Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 00:29:07 +0100 > >--- Allison Caine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > Hi > > The best way to deal with this is on a case-by-case > > basis. > > If you have regular sickness absence meeting with > > HR, you advise when you > > need to see the individual for the first time and > > then on regular reviews > > thereafter. This stops individuals being 'lost in > > the system' or returning to work > > before you have even clapped eyes on them. I think > > a flow chart is too rigid > > or the ''lets see them after 4 weeks absence" rule. > > Remember the work > > related stress cases. > > Kind regards > > Allison > > > > In a message dated 6/6/07 8:02:47 PM GMT Daylight > > Time, > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > Hi All! > > > > I am looking to develop a sickness absence referral > > tool as part of my OH > > degree, but I would like to know if anyone else uses > > such a tool in their > > line of work. My initial thoughts are something > > along the lines of an easy > > to understand at a glance flow chart.....? > > > > I am currently addressing this issue at one of my > > companies. My rationale > > for this is we are seeing employees that have > > returned to work after a > > period of sickness without seeing OH. HR are either > > referring them to us > > very late when the problem has progressed, or > > following RTW when no phased > > return (if appropriate) has been put in place and > > the employee is > > struggling. If the line managers have access/means > > of referring employees > > to us, I wonder if this may help. > > > > Any helpful advice, is as always appreciated > > > > Regards > > Rachael > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please remove this footer before replying. > > > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > > > FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: > > >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > > > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS > > http://OHJobs.drmaze.net > > > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION > > http://www.aohne.org.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please remove this footer before replying. > > > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > > > FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: > > >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > > > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS > > http://OHJobs.drmaze.net > > > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION > > http://www.aohne.org.uk > > > > > > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Please remove this footer before replying. > >OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > >FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > >OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS >http://OHJobs.drmaze.net > >OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION >http://www.aohne.org.uk _________________________________________________________________ Play your part in making history - Email Britain! http://www.emailbritain.co.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk