Best Practices for Managing Absences Due to Medical Issues, Emergency Leave, Stress, and Prolonged Illnesses

A Half Day Program

Overview

Today, many employees feel overwhelmed. They face rising living costs, heavier workloads, and lingering health issues from Covid. The World Health Organization has confirmed this trend, stating that depression is now the leading cause of disability worldwide. As a result, absenteeism in the workplace is on the rise.

Employers are noticing how these increased absences impact productivity and competitiveness. They also face rising medical and hospitalisation costs. Additionally, the burden of unexpected public holidays declared by the state or federal government adds to their challenges.

This half-day talk aims to help your organisation:

1. Understand the steps to manage staff absences in line with Malaysian employment law.

2. Implement practical strategies to support employees dealing with medical and mental health issues.

3. Reduce overall medical and hospitalisation costs.

4. Minimise the impact of unexpected public holidays on business operations.

   
   

Agenda

9.30 am – 11 am: Best Practices for Managing Staff Absences

• Common misconceptions about managing absenteeism.

• Legal requirements when addressing staff absenteeism issues.

• Managing high staff absences during the probation period, including clauses to consider in employment contracts.

• Handling requests from staff to ‘work from home’ when they are unfit to report to the office.

• Developing a policy for managing unexpected public holidays declared by the state or federal government.

  
  

11.15 am to 1 pm: Best Practices for Managing Staff Absences (continued)

• Addressing emergency leave issues.

• Setting attendance-related KPIs for staff taking regular medical or emergency leave.

• Managing prolonged illnesses, both physical and mental.

• Striking the right balance between sensitivity to an employee’s medical condition and the organisation’s need for productivity.

• Best practices for negotiating an employee’s medical board out.