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Managing Absenteeism & Sick Leave Abuse

Thursday, 04 December 2025 | Virtual

R997.50 (excl. VAT)

Tackle absenteeism and leave abuse effectively in the face of evolving Labour Laws. This comprehensive session will guide you through managing traditional and extended leave types, identifying abuse patterns, and implementing robust strategies. Learn to navigate legal complexities, track leave accurately, and protect your organisation's productivity.


📅 Register now to gain actionable insights and stay ahead in workforce management!

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Time & Location


04 December 2025, Thursday, 09:00 - 12:00

Virtual

About The Event

Managing absenteeism and leave abuse becomes increasingly important as the Labour Laws Amendment Act comes into effect with extended parental, adoption, and commissioning parental leave. The reality is that workforce planning and production as well as labour relations processes to deal with these instances become more critical than ever. Managing absenteeism requires an integrated strategy and leave abuse must be stamped out unconditionally. Join us to get the inside track on this.


Traditional forms of leave - annual, sick, and family responsibility leave – have been significantly increased since the introduction of C19, parental, adoption, and commissioning surrogacy leave.

We will take you through a detailed journey that addresses how to ensure that the correct legal and business approach is taken in managing these situations. Specific areas we will cover include those set out below:

  • Types of leave

  • The annual cost of leave to the employer

  • Which of these forms of leave lend themselves to abuse?

  • Identifying leave abuse patterns

  • Which medical certificates to accept

  • Evidence that the employee is required to present across the different forms of leave

  • A process flow to address abuse

  • Tracking all forms of leave

  • Case studies

For manual registration please fill out and download the manual registration form, and email it to info@globalbusiness.co.za to register for the event.


Presented by Global Business Solutions (GBS) - Your Partner in Strategic HR Compliance


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Qualifying Small Enterprise

Level 2 B-BBEE Contributor

53% Black Owned

More than 51% Black Women Owned

More about the presenter:


Grant Wilkinson

Executive at Kirchmanns Inc., Senior Consultant at Global Business Solutions and SASLAW WC Committee Member

Grant is an admitted attorney with a wide range of experience in both consulting and training. Grant’s focus areas are: Labour Law, industrial relations, legislative development, commercial law, consumer protection, corporate governance, and human resources.

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