Managing employee personal leave

Businesses report that one of their biggest costs of managing their business is the cost of personal leave. Personal leave is an employee entitlement under the National Employment Standards, but is commonly misused, and this misuse costs the Australian economy millions of dollars each year.

There are steps that all businesses can take to minimise this exposure.

Requesting Information

When employees go on sick leave one question regularly arises: what information may absent workers be required to provide?

Sick leave is an inevitable part of any employment relationship but long periods can disrupt business. Also, legitimate health and safety concerns can arise when a worker goes on extended leave. Sick leave should be managed appropriately with regular communication and follow up.