The purpose of conducting attendance review meetings

Periodic attendance review meetings are an integral part of managing Long-term sickness where an Employee has been absent from work for an extended period of time (usually more than four weeks).

The purpose of an attendance review meetings is to:

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   discuss the reasons for an employee’s high absence rate, and

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   where the absence is attributable to a specific health condition, review its impact on the employee’s Capability to perform the job role that they are employed to do

Where an employee’s work performance and/or absence rate is adversely affected by a long-term health condition such that the viability of their continued employment is in question, it is appropriate to manage the process through periodic attendance review meetings rather than implement disciplinary procedures.

When to conduct an attendance review meeting

Attendance review meetings are appropriate when an employee has:

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   been