Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report on the Council’s Sickness Absence Management Policy together with the accompanying documentation which supported the policy, including management guidance on implementation and summary documents on procedures to be followed.  There was a detailed discussion on the operation of the policy which had been introduced in January 2007 and the relationship to the provisions of the National Conditions of Service. Possible methods of improving performance and reducing levels of sickness absence were considered.

RESOLVED:

(a)       that in view of the relatively short period since the introduction of the new policy and the improvements which had been achieved so far, the Sickness Absence Management Policy together with the accompanying documents be noted: and

(b)       that the Board continue to monitor sickness absence levels and that the Sickness Absence Policy be revisited if the current downward trend is not maintained.