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The following are some interesting facts about managing sickness absence...

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Research suggests that the most effective way to reduce absence is consistently to conduct return-to-work interviews for all employees that have been absent, however long or short the absence period

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The UK Government has recently replaced the old 'sick note' system with a new 'fit note' system. Fit notes allow a GP to indicate that an employee ‘may be fit for work’, providing advice on workplace accommodations is taken (which might include a phased return to work, altered hours, amended duties or other adjustments).

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The idea behind the fit note is to help people get back to work sooner than they did under the old system. This may put additional responsibility on you, as a manager, to support people making an early return to work and make appropriate changes. The advantage is that you get them back doing their job sooner and they are less likely to leave the job altogether.

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There is now growing evidence that work can help to improve people's health - provided it is good work (see module 1). Being out of work often leads to poorer general and mental health. People in work are generally healthier; being in work can help people with a health condition to get better; and returning to work from unemployment improves health.

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The longer someone is off sick, the less likely they are to return to work. For example, for people with back pain, after about 4 to 6 weeks' absence, the likelihood of them returning to work drops markedly. If you've been off sick for six months, you have an 80% chance of being off for five years.