An approach to prevent absenteeism in the local civil service
Published in the Nr 29 - November 2020
NEWS SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND QUALITY OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Absenteeism is often a difficult subject to broach as it has many interactive causes (employees’ health, wellbeing in the workplace, interpersonal relations) but it can be reduced if effective prevention measures are introduced. The National Union of Director Generals of Local Authorities (SNDGCT) has come up with a three-step approach enabling organisations to make correct assessments to find appropriate solutions to the situation in question.
« Controlling the budget and costs associated with absenteeism is a major concern for local governments, but prevention is everyone's matter »
- For more information: sndgct.fr (in French), (machine translation into English)