From Absence to Attendance (Developing Practice) - Softcover

Evans, Alastair; Palmer, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852927061 ISBN 13: 9780852927069

Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, 1997

Synopsis

This volume argues that the key to long-term success in overcoming employee absence lies in creating an attendance culture. Evans and Palmer examine the causes of absence, the disciplinary and legal frameworks, and show how to develop appropriate policies and strategies to achieve low absence rates. Features include: up-to-date guidance on the legal aspects of discipline, dismissal and absenteeism; incorporates important recent research on absence; and case studies from Iveco Ford Trucks, Lewisham Council and the Royal Mail. Effective corporate initiatives and processes are the bedrock of successful organizations; the "Developing Practice" series provides manager with essential frameworks to identify, formulate and implement the best policies and practice in the management and development of people.

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About the Author

Alastair Evans is course director of the Diploma in Personnel Management and senior lecturer in human resource management at Thames Valley University, Ealing. He holds an MA in industrial relations from the University of Warwick and is a Fellow of the IPD. Prior to his current post, he was a personnel director in the computer software industry and, before that, a consultant in the same industry. He also worked for the former IPM as an adviser in the field of employee resourcing. Mike Walters is a Director of the management consultancy, Whitmuir, which specialises in maximising the contribution of people to business performance. Mike has held HR roles in Shell and the BBC, and was Head of Human Resource Development with The Co-operative Bank. He has been a Development Manager with the former IPM (now the IPD), and has worked as a consultant for 10 years, within both specialist and international practices.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852927061
• ISBN 13: 9780852927069
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144