Absence Management
Ill health costs the UK economy more than £100 billion a year in benefits and health expenditure, foregone taxes and lost productivity, according to Dame Carol Black, author of a key report, “Working for a healthier tomorrow”.
This figure equates the annual economic cost of UK sickness absence to the gross domestic product of Portugal and puts it at more than the entire NHS budget.
The effects of employees off work include:
- reduced productivity
- increased work / stress / low morale for colleagues
- possible loss of reputation among key stakeholders
- unnecessary and costly recruitment
- greater risk of claims and the cost of litigation
Therefore, there is a positive commercial benefit to be gained from proactively assessing and effectively managing absences caused through sickness or injury.
Our credentials
Established in 1962, MOHS is an independent provider of occupational health, safety and screening services and medical expertise.
Our expertise enables us to work across a diverse cross section of organisations from large blue chip organisations and the public sector to small and medium enterprises.
We specialise in working in partnership with our clients to bring about measureable improvements in employee health, productivity, motivation and morale.
A registered charity, we are committed to the ethos of social enterprise. Any surplus income is invested back into our business to allow continual development and service improvement.
What we do
We have a strong track record in helping organisations reduce the number of days lost through ill health by implementing effective absence management programmes which could include:
- measuring and monitoring the reason for the absence - types, frequency and trends
- working with line managers to help them manage staff on long term sickness leave
- arranging specialist absence management medical assessments
- setting up health promotion and wellbeing activities to improve the health and motivation of employees – and helping to prevent sickness in the first place
