Equality impact Assessment form (Part 1) Screening Name of strategy/policy/procedure/project/function: Sickness Policy & Procedure Name and telephone number of officers completing assessment: Jackie Relffe-Arnold Personnel Advisor x 6095 – Williams Head of Personnel & Support Services x 6088 – Kevin Hetherington Head of Housing & Leisure Services x 6315 – Section one: Identify your aims and objectives The purpose of an Equality Impact Assessment is to improve the work of the Council by making sure it does not discriminate and that, where possible, it promotes equality. It is a way to make sure individuals and teams think carefully about the likely impact of their work on people in Reigate & Banstead and take action to improve strategies, policies, procedures, projects and functions where appropriate. Consider the following questions with regard to your strategy/policy/procedure/project/function: How will it be put into practice and who will be responsible for it? Who are the key stakeholders? What are you trying to achieve and for whom? What is the main aim or purpose of the strategy/policy/procedure/project/function? Sickness Policy The purpose of this policy is to help managers and staff achieve and maintain an optimum level of attendance at work; to ensure that attendance is managed effectively and that the sickness scheme is not abused, whilst ensuring that members of staff with genuine illness are treated sensitively. List the main activities or objectives of the strategy/policy/procedure/project/function (for strategies list the main policy Through this policy and procedure the Council wants to achieve: To manage absence due to ill-health. To ensure that all are treated fairly, consistently and with sensitivity during times of illness. To ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibility to maintain the required level of communication with their manager as outlined in the policy when they are absent due to sickness. To minimise disruption to the provision of service. To eliminate unnecessary sickness absence.
Equality impact Assessment form (Part 1) Screening Name of strategy/policy/procedure/project/function: Sickness Policy & Procedure Name and telephone number of officers completing assessment: Jackie Relffe-Arnold – Personnel Advisor x 6095 Williams – Head of Personnel & Support Services x 6088 Kevin Hetherington – Head of Housing & Leisure Services x 6315 Section one: Identify your aims and objectives The purpose of an Equality Impact Assessment is to improve the work of the Council by making sure it does not discriminate and that, where possible, it promotes equality. It is a way to make sure individuals and teams think carefully about the likely impact of their work on people in Reigate & Banstead and take action to improve strategies, policies, procedures, projects and functions where appropriate. Consider the following questions with regard to your strategy/policy/procedure/project/function: How will it be put into practice and who will be responsible for it? Who are the key stakeholders? What are you trying to achieve and for whom? What is the main aim or purpose of the strategy/policy/procedure/project/function? Sickness Policy The purpose of this policy is to help managers and staff achieve and maintain an optimum level of attendance at work; to ensure that attendance is managed effectively and that the sickness scheme is not abused, whilst ensuring that members of staff with genuine illness are treated sensitively. List the main activities or objectives of the strategy/policy/procedure/project/function (for strategies list the main policy Through this policy and procedure the Council wants to achieve: To manage absence due to ill-health. To ensure that all are treated fairly, consistently and with sensitivity during times of illness. To ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibility to maintain the required level of communication with their manager as outlined in the policy when they are absent due to sickness. To minimise disruption to the provision of service. To eliminate unnecessary sickness absence.