Business Bites – Sickness Absence – 29th February

You will receive a link to join the webinar the day before the event via email, please also check your junk folder for this.

Bookings will remain open until the event itself, but please note that if you book with less than 24 hours to go, your name won’t be on the “List of Attendees” and the event link will be sent out on the morning of the event itself.

As a Chamber Member, you will have exclusive access to the “List of Attendees”.

A new webinar series of bite size chunks of knowledge, information sessions to maximise your business.

The Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce are proud to bring you Business Bites. Join guest Speakers, Victoria Abbott and Ruth Epps from Kent HR. Kent HR is integrated with the South East’s largest employment law team at award winning law firm Brachers LLP.

Sickness Absence – Managing your workforce in the post covid landscape

About this Webinar:

Sickness absence rates are at an all-time high, the latest statistics show that an estimated 185 million working days are lost each year in the UK alone, this is 47.4 million more than pre-pandemic levels.

Effective sickness absence management is essential to fostering a supportive and productive work environment. This session can help you consider how you can reduce sickness absence levels in your business using a few simple techniques.

About Victoria Abbott and Ruth Epps from Kent HR

Victoria Abbott and Ruth Epps are the Kent HR team at Kent HR LLP with a combined experience of 35 years. Their wealth of experience covers a variety of sectors and organisations including SMEs, not for profit, manufacturing, construction, healthcare, and education.

Both Consultants are well versed in Employee relations, policies, processes, and people initiatives.

Kent HR is a professional HR consultancy, based in Maidstone and Canterbury. We have a proven track record of delivering bespoke human resources services and adding value to our clients through facilitating compliance, minimising risk and driving profitability through the people agenda.

Kent HR is integrated with one of the South East’s largest employment law team at award winning law firm Brachers LLP, meaning that legal

advice is available when needed for those difficult situations, giving you peace of mind knowing that your business is in the hands of specialists.

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