Managing and Communicating Information

Managing and Communicating Information

Produce a report analysing sickness absence in your organisation and make recommendations for improvement.
Introduction:
My organisation is a large secondary comprehensive school with over 100 staff. This includes not only teachers but support staff – made up of teaching assistants, admin staff, caretakers and canteen staff.
Within our Absence Policy it states that our aim is to ‘help staff to feel secure and happy in the work place.’
All leave of absence is dealt with by the Headteacher in accordance with Education Staff Guidelines. Leave of Absence Forms must be completed and duties swapped (where necessary).
For Personal Development Courses 2 week’s prior request for cover is required.
Staff are encouraged to share information re home / work if it may affect their performance in work, so that appropriate support can be given.
Support can also be obtained from Capita Occupational Health Service, which is the health service for all States Departments.
All staff are required to take part in an Induction Programme.
The Headteacher will consider each request for compassionate leave individually and sympathetically in accordance with guidelines.
Urgent Domestic Distress – staff may request leave to provide them with time to care for dependants which working time will not allow i.e. ill children, breakdown of normal nursing care arrangements, burglary or serious damage to property. (this should not normally exceed 3 days or 6 days in any 12 months).
When staff have unplanned absence they should ring in early as possible and leave a message on the   answer phone and where appropriate send in work for the classes to be covered.
After 3 days of illness a sickness certificate is required.
A return to work interview will take place with the Headteacher or line manager for all absences over 48 hours.
Should poor attendance continues this will then become a disciplinary issue and Staff Services at Education Sport and...