A-Z of Absence and Sickness Absence, sickness and maternity can be major problems for companies throughout the UK. Some of the actions that you need to take are obvious and straightforward. But more often than not, they are more complex to deal with. Controlling absence is both a legal compliance and management issue. The A-Z of Absence and Sickness has been written to help, whatever the circumstances. Designed as a one-stop reference guide for keeping up-to-date with legislative changes, it will also help you audit the effectiveness of current absence rates and policies. It covers all types of absence in an accessible, user-friendly A-Z format: helps with implementing absence prevention and monitoring systems and procedures, deals with all absence cases and issues in a practical format, provides explanations of the impact on payroll and cost centres, looks at how to prevent absence, as well as control and monitor it, covers statutory provisions, alongside best practice and suggested procedures, contains sample letters, suggested interview formats for return-to-work interviews.