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Reducing Employee Absenteeism: Solutions that Work for Employees that Don’t

Course Description:

More empty cubicles mean lower productivity. And when productivity suffers, so does your profitability. 

Employee absenteeism is one of the most common and costly workplace problems facing employers today.  In fact, absenteeism levels are at their highest since 1999 and costs employers an estimated $850,000 per year.

There’s no perfect solution to chronic absenteeism.  However, there are methods and techniques that you can employ to improve at-work rates and remain in compliance with the FMLA, ADA and other leave and wage hour laws.

Find out how to create a concise workplace policy and environment that encourages good attendance and boosts employee morale.  In this all-new CCM teleconference you will learn:

• What works and how to create a facilitative, rather than punitive program for keeping employees happy and in-house,
• Best practices on how to nurture a healthier, more productive workforce, and
• Key techniques to help you lower labor costs, higher employee satisfaction, and increase productivity levels.

During this must-attend event, you’ll also learn:

• What to include and leave out of the company attendance policy
• Why it’s crucial to train direct supervisors in attendance management
• How and when to conduct return to work interviews
• “Gotchas” of perfect attendance incentive programs
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rules and how to stay in compliance
• How and when to implement disciplinary procedures and what is appropriate
• Alternative scheduling – how flexible work scheduling and job sharing can help
  

FEAUTURED FACULTY:

Pierre C. Dugan, Management Consultant, F&H Solutions Group LLC

Pierre Dugan leads the Absence Management practice for F&H Solutions Group LLC. He and his team specialize in finding ways to increase workforce productivity and reduce lost time costs. Pierre created an Absence Management Outsourcing software program that includes the use of an interactive FMLA and Absence Management System, designed to streamline communications and increase efficiencies. He has also consulted for multiple employers and insurance companies in the areas of lost time management, workers compensation, safety, risk management and claims cost reduction strategies.

Over the past thirty years, Pierre has held claims management and risk control positions at several large insurance companies, brokerage houses, and as President of Pierre Dugan Consulting. He has also managed the workers compensation program for US Airways.

Pierre holds a BA in English from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has also studied at the University of Louvain in Belgium, at Suffolk University Business School in Boston and at The George Mason School of Law in Arlington, Virginia.

Richard Reinhardt, Vice President, F&H Solutions Group, affiliated with Ford & Harrison LLP

Richard Reinhardt has been a management consultant for over thirty years and is Vice President of F&H Solutions Group LLC. He assists clients in achieving a more effective organizational structure and climate to ensure greater success. His clients are profit and non-profit organizations throughout the United States along with some work being performed internationally. He uses his management knowledge, experience and various management tools to objectively assess the organizational structure so that the jobs and people are aligned with the goals of the organizational.

He has been quoted on organizational and employee relations matters in various publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Business Week.

Richard earned his B.S. from the University of Tennessee and a Masters Degree from the University of Oklahoma. He performed graduate work beyond his Masters with a Ford Foundation grant, and taught at the university level prior to becoming a management consultant.

Before joining Ford & Harrison/F&H Solutions Group, he co-founded a management consulting firm that was named by Consultants News to be among the top 100 management consulting firms in the nation.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

Pricing:

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APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

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