Absence Management Absence Management QuizOnce you've watched all of the Absence Management Masterclass above, take the quiz and receive a certificate to prove you've passed!Fill in your details for the certificate and click NEXT to continue...GOOD LUCK! Your Name Company Name 1. What is absence management? Checking up on employees Process of tracking and managing absence within the workplace Knowing when to sack someone Tracking absence 2. What are common factors for absence? Illness and when you can't be bothered to go into work Stress, unhappy with work Illness, Stress, mental health, workplace dissatisfaction Unhappy with work and life 3. What effects can absence have on productivity? Reduced staffing levels, increased workloads for others, additional stress and absenteeism A good effect if the person off sick is a distraction to others Reduced productivity, rest of the team being upset Reduces productivity as the person isn't there to do the work 4. What type of absence have we seen a massive rise with? Absences due to lack of home-life balance Alcohol / drugs related absences Poor posture / bad backs Mental health related absences 5. What is presenteeism? Employees that have excellent absence rates Where employees come to work despite being ill Employees that are never off Where employees compete to achieve 0 days absent 6. Did sickness rates drop or rise during COVID? Dropped Rose 7. According to data from the ONS, what is the average absence rate (number of days per employee per year) 3 5 7 9 8. Surveys from CIPD and Simply health state what percentage of people reported stress-related absence in their organisation in the past year? 56% 76% 85% 65% 9. What are the top causes of short term absence? "Hangovers Minor illnesses Stress" "Anxiety Catching bugs (flu etc) Depression" "Muscularskeletal injuries Stress Anxiety" "Minor illnesses Muscularskeletal injuries Mental Health" 10. What are the top causes of long term absence? "Dissatisfaction with work Depression Some other illness" "Mental Health Acute medical conditions Musculoskeletal injuries" "Serious medical conditions Depression Dissatisfaction with work" "Muscularskeletal injuries Stress Anxiety" 11. How long can an employee self cert for? 7 days 5 days 3 days 10 days 12. When should a retun to work meeting be held? Anytime during the employee's first week back No later than 10 days after the empoyee returns to work First thing on the employee's first day back It's not necessary to conduct return to work meetings 13. What should you watch out for with short term absences? Signs of alcohol / drug misuse That the employee has high numbers of days off which could indicate dissatisfaction with work That the employee does not encourage others to take odd days sick here and there Monitor for any patterns Time's up