{"id":2742,"date":"2018-11-07T14:44:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T14:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=2742"},"modified":"2018-11-07T14:44:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T14:44:25","slug":"sickness-absence-clinics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2018\/11\/07\/sickness-absence-clinics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sickness Absence Clinics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To support managers with sickness absence in their teams, HR are organising Sickness Clinics. These will offer 121 support to managers with HR, with dedicated time to discuss and advise on sickness cases.<\/li>\n<li>Managers can discuss progress of cases and any concerns they may have.<\/li>\n<li>Following the initial advice, the HR Advisor &amp; Manager agree an action plan and next steps, which may be to sign post to HR for further support or allocate the case to a fellow HR Advisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who are they for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Managers of staff who have hit the University sickness triggers (10 working days or 4 periods) or who have any pattern of absence which is of concern.<\/li>\n<li>Managers who would appreciate a discussion and advice\/ support regarding a member of staff who is off sick or has short or long term sickness issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note: Managers who are already receiving support from a HR Advisor on their sickness absence case should continue to contact their allocated HR Advisor for on-going support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How will these clinics work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A variety of dates and venues are available for managers to book onto. The appointments are for 15 minute slots, providing 10 minutes to discuss the case and 5 minutes to review and agree an action plan. If you have more than one case to discuss you can book consecutive appointments.<\/li>\n<li>Prior to the appointments, managers need to provide details of the cases they wish to discuss, this is to ensure good use of time and appropriate advice. Emails requesting this information will be sent out &#8211; please ensure you complete this.<\/li>\n<li>At the sickness clinics managers will receive 121 support and advice from a HR Advisor.<\/li>\n<li>After the sickness clinics, managers will be provided with a summary of the details and actions agreed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to book<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using the following password\u00a0 \u201c<strong>SHU sickness<\/strong>\u201d to access &amp; book onto the booking system, Managers should book onto a sickness clinic using the links below. If they wish to discuss multiple cases they may book more than one appointment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shu-sickness-clinics-tickets-51455686343\">Oneeleven<\/a> <\/span>26<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shu-sickness-clinics-surrey-building-tickets-51649378682\">Surrey Building<\/a><\/span> 27<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shu-sickness-clinics-robert-winston-building-tickets-51649598339?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&amp;utm_term=eventurl_text\">Robert Winston Building<\/a> <\/span>28<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shu-sickness-clinics-heart-of-the-campus-tickets-51649436856?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&amp;utm_term=eventurl_text\">Heart of the Campus<\/a> <\/span>28<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shu-sickness-clinics-charles-street-tickets-51649833041?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&amp;utm_term=eventurl_text\">Charles Street<\/a> <\/span>29<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/p>\n<p>We will add further sessions depending upon demand, with the intention to run these each semester moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Any further queries you may have in relation to the, please do not hesitate to contact <span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"mailto:HR-Operations-mb@exchange.shu.ac.uk?subject=Sickness%20Clinics\">!HR Operations<\/a> <\/span>in the first instance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose To support managers with sickness absence in their teams, HR are organising Sickness Clinics. These will offer 121 support to managers with HR, with dedicated time to discuss and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6477,"featured_media":2748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Sickness Absence Clinics","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[738,739,740],"class_list":["post-2742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uniupdates","tag-hr-process","tag-manager-information","tag-sickness"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/11\/HR-drop-ins-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8KEAX-Ie","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2685,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2018\/11\/07\/staff-sickness-absence-process-key-information\/","url_meta":{"origin":2742,"position":0},"title":"Staff Sickness Absence Process &#8211; Key Information","author":"Rachael Reitz","date":"November 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As its heading in\u00a0to cold season it's worth a quick reminder on the sickness process and the support that's available. 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