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Shepell·fgi White Paper Highlights Best Practices in Absence Management
Toronto , May 4, 2010 – Shepell·fgi, Canada’s leading provider of integrated health and productivity solutions, released a white paper today titled, “Workforce Management: Achieving Business Objectives through Absence Management.” The paper identifies common obstacles impeding an organization’s ability to promote sustained attendance, and highlights best practice solutions.
"Absence and disability management programs commonly fail to deliver targeted results,” said Karen Seward, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, Shepell·fgi. "Organizations often miss key opportunities to provide effective support to employees before the health issue becomes complex, and before a disability occurs. This is especially important given the prevalence of mental health issues.”
Shepell·fgi’s white paper provides senior HR leaders with insights, such as:
- Clearly identifying attendance objectives;
- Taking a fully integrated approach:
- Establishing clear policies, procedures, roles and responsibilities;
- Ensuring effective governance and measurement;
- Engaging people leaders to participate effectively in attendance management.
"Many companies maintain a transactional and administrative approach to absence management, which focuses less on people and more on paperwork,” said Jean-Marc Mackenzie, Senior Vice President of Health Management, Shepell·fgi. “All organizations can benefit from revisiting their programs to ensure that they incorporate strategic attendance objectives and employee health and engagement goals. Those that don’t will continue to struggle with escalating claims costs, legal risks, operational inefficiencies and employee disengagement."
Jean-Marc Mackenzie and Karen Seward will be speaking about the white paper at an upcoming webinar on May 19, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EST. To register for the webinar or to download a copy of the white paper, visit www.shepellfgi.com.
About Shepell·fgi
Shepell·fgi is Canada's leading provider of integrated health and productivity solutions, including prevention-focused Employee Assistance Programs, Absence and Disability Management and other workplace services. Since 1989, Shepell·fgi has designed and delivered strategic attendance management solutions to help organizations achieve their broader business goals. Our proactive approach has helped organizations minimize absenteeism and maximize return to work outcomes.
Contact:
For further information:
Lisa McLachlan
Phone: 416.816.5763
Email: lmclachlan@shepellfgi.com
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