Prerequisites for Module
None, in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To develop the student's knowledge of attendance management in the workplace.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Review current policy drivers in the management of workplace attendance.
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Critically analyse the role of the Occupational Health practitioner in the management of absence.
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Appraise human resource management theory, employment legislation and policies relevant to the management of absence.
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Evaluate case management approaches in sickness-absence management and rehabilitation.
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Indicative Module Content
Report writing; employment law; equalities; communication; collaboration; role of occupational health/human resources in attendance management; case management; industrial relations; reasonable adjustments; rehabilitation; policies and procedures; sociology; work psychology; organisational structures and systems.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Distance Learning | Online tutorials
| 20 |
Directed Study
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| 80 |
Private Study
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| 50 |
| Mode of Delivery
Blended Learning Approach.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3,4
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Component 1: Written coursework
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | BLACK, C. 2008. Working for a healthier tomorrow: Dame Carol Black's review of the health of Britain's working age population. London: The Sationary Office.
| | 2. | KLOSS, D. 2010. Occupational Health Law. 5th ed. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
| | 3. | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, 2009. Managing long term sickness absence and incapacity for work. [online]. NHS Evidence.
| | 4. | PALMER, B, BROWN, I. and HOBSON, J., 2013. Fitness for Work the medical aspects. Oxford: Faculty of Occupational Medicine
| | 5. | THORNBORY, G. and LEWIS, J. 2010 Employment Law and Occupational Health: A Practical Handbook. London: Blackwell Publishing.
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Additional Notes
Students undertaking this module as part of the BSc (Hons) Occupational Health Practice course to achieve a Nursing and Midwifery registration on the 3rd part of the register will be required to demonstrate achievement of specified proficiencies with the support of a Practice Teacher.
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