Absence Management 2008
Increasing Productivity, Improving Efficiency & Exceeding Bottom-Line Targets through Effective Sickness Absence Management

4th Annual Conference essential for HR and Occupational Health Professionals
Wednesday 30th January 2008 – Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE

Summary

Symposium Events’ 4th Annual Absence Management 2008 presents you with the unique opportunity to hear how the most critical problems facing HR and Occupational Health professionals in managing workplace sickness absence are being successfully challenged and overcome.  Whether you have a comprehensive sickness absence policy you would like to benchmark against other leading organisations, an absence policy in need of some rejuvenation or you are looking to introduce a policy within your organisation this conference will provide constructive ideas on how to improve your absence management practice.

Topics Covered

• Keeping sickness absence costs to a minimum
• Creating an effective partnership between HR, Occupational Health and Line Managers
• Assessing the balance between supportive and punitive approaches to tackling sickness absence
• Examining the ROI of health promotion in preventing sickness absence
• Understanding key legal responsibilities when managing sickness absence
• Avoiding and effectively controlling disputes over absence and absence policy
• Successfully managing resistance to absence policy change at an individual and organisational level
• Empowering line management to efficiently manage absence at a grass-roots level

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Speakers

Conference chair:

• Michael Goldsmith, Honorary President Commercial Occupational Health Providers Association (COHPA)

Keynote speaker :

• Brian McSweeney, Employee Relations Specialist, IBM

Speakers from:

• Royal Mail – Dr Steve Boorman, Chief Medical Advisor
• Norwich Union Healthcare – Dr Doug Wright, Clinical Spokesperson
• CMI – Jo Causon, Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs
• Bristol Primary Care Trust – Marcus Adams, Associate Director of Human Resources
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – Mark Dempsey, Senior Policy Advisor (Health, Work & Sickness Absence)
• Nabarro – Sue Ashtiany, Partner, Head of Employment Group
• ACAS – Brenda Roper, Senior Business Development Manager
• East Sussex County Council – Leatham Green, Assistant Director, Personnel and Training
• Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust – Rob Bowman, Associate Director of HR

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