Absence and Leave Management for Supervisors

1. Absence and Leave Management for Supervisors HR Knowledge Center • Presenter’s Name • 2007

2. Introduction This presentation focuses on types of leave and absence programs many employers use today for paid and unpaid time off, including statutory leave programs required under federal and/or state leave laws and brief info for disaster management. Subsequent to the leaves/absence overview, the presentation progresses to a discussion of procedural and verification issues in conforming leaves and absences to your company policies. This is a sample presentation that must be customized to include and match the employer’s own policies and practices.

3. Forms of Absences/Leave Short-Term (generally) • Illness/sickness • Personal • Bereavement • Short-term disability • Workers’ compensation • Emergency • Disaster *Note – some types of absences/leave can fall under more than one category

4. Forms of Absences/Leave (cont’d) Long-Term • Illness/sickness • Personal/sabbatical • Short-term disability/long-term disability • MLOA, FMLA • Workers’ compensation • Emergency • Disaster *Note – types of absences/leave can fall under more than one category

5. Policy Issues • Notice/no notice/failure to report • Emergency/disaster • Statutory leave discussion

6. Procedural Issues • Reporting absences/requests for leave • Responding to calls/requests • Internal reporting processes • Staffing for absences/leave

7. Procedural Issues (cont’d) • Accommodations • Full, partial and unpaid • Suspicion of abuse • Discipline

8. Procedural Issues (cont’d) • Approved leave periods • Verifications/certifications • Pay and benefit plan continuation

9. Forms of absences/leave revisited Policy issues Procedural issues Summary

10. Questions? Comments?