Managing Presenteeism

Bob Grove, Joint Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health

Research shows that:

• Presenteeism can be more costly and damaging for your business than sickness absence
• Early identification of distress prior to the employee going off work and an appropriate response from the line manager can head off more serious problems
• Management of workplace relationships allied to work-focused health care can improve work outcomes for employees not recovering as expected.

Bob Grove will discuss then practical implications of these findings in the context of whole company approaches to health and wellbeing