HM Land Registry Swansea - Improving sickness absence management

Our journey to improving sickness absence began in 2008 with a staff health and wellbeing strategy.

Then the average number of days off sick each year was 16 per person.

Actions included:

• Increased occupational health provision including individual health screening with recommendations to both individuals and the office leadership team – this has continued and the reports over time demonstrate the improvements made to managing staff wellbeing
• Health Promotion Committee focus on tackling the key issues of reducing smoking, addressing stress and encouraging more exercise and healthy eating
• Health and wellbeing as a standing agenda item at Senior Leadership Team meetings including monitoring of relevant data
• Training for line managers and introduction of a line manager forum to discuss challenges and solutions
• Ensuring appropriate measures under the sickness absence policy are used to support staff back into work including phased returns to work, return to work conversations and implementation of reasonable adjustments

Page last reviewed: 21st March 2025