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Turned Up and Tuned In: A manager’s guide to maximising staff attendance
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Contents
Absence comes at a cost—why you can’t afford to ignore it
Background
A certain level of employee absence is an unavoidable element of working life,
and is a normal feature of healthy work environments and for supporting family
friendly practices.
Definition
Workplace absence comprises of five categories of leave; sick, carer’s, compensation, specific types of miscellaneous and unauthorised absence.
Purpose
Turned Up and Tuned In has been developed as a practical resource for managers. It is designed to complement your agency’s policies and procedures.
The Turned Up and Tuned In model
The Turned Up and Tuned In model identifies the influences on workplace attendance
1. Uncovering the causes
It’s more complex than you think
2. Prevention is better than cure
What you can do
3. Missing someone?
What you should do
4. When all else fails
What you need to do
Frequently asked questions / Myths / Your responsibilities in a nutshell
