Almost every employee will need to take sick leave at some time, but in most cases the absence will only be for a few days.

However, around 5% of sick leave becomes long-term, which can have a significant impact on both productivity and profitability.

Abermed’s sickness absence management service is to help HR professionals by providing a specialist resource that can quickly evaluate sickness absence cases and offer expert advice on the most productive course of action.

Companies who use the service can expect to see a reduction in long‐term and short‐term absence.

This is achieved through specialist absence management and the use of other therapeutic services such as physiotherapy and specialist counsellors.

Following sickness absence, Abermed can conduct an assessment to review an employee’s fitness to return to work, then manage rehabilitation by making sure an appropriate phased return to work programme is implemented.

Abermed can provide a range of ad‐hoc services or a comprehensive sickness absence management service called Absense.