Minimising absenteeism
How can an employer reduce absenteeism?
There are many strategies that an employer can initiate that will help them to reduce absenteeism in their business:
- Promote a high performance work culture and emphasise the importance of the employee fitting into this culture.
- Provide flexible work practices which meet the needs of your business and your employees.
- Promote the use of carer's or domestic leave.
- Try to eliminate or decrease "boring" or repetitive jobs.
- Widen job responsibilities.
- Increase promotional opportunities.
- Recognise and reward your employees' contribution.
- Improve the skills of supervisors.
- Provide training and development.
- Work with employees to develop strategies to reduce absenteeism.
- Implement preventative occupational health and safety strategies in order to minimise worker's compensation absences.
- Monitor annual leave and long service leave data to ensure your employees are taking adequate recreational breaks.
Fair Work Online [Fair Work Ombudsman] has advice and support in the form of best practice guides to assist employers and employees with more information on workplace flexibility.
- For information on Work and Family [Fair Work Ombudsman]
- For information on the use of flexibility arrangements [Fair Work Ombudsman]
- For employers rights and responsibilities on workers compensation [WorkCover NSW]