Effective managers 'have more motivated staff'

If sales managers handle their staff effectively, workers will be less likely to take unnecessary sick days, it has been claimed.

Ben Willmott, senior public policy advisor at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, said illness is simply a fact of life and a common sense approach must be taken towards it.

"If people have a manager that manages them properly, consults with them and gives them clear objectives and gives them good feedback … they are less likely to take time off sick unnecessarily," he added.

Mr Willmott went on to say workers with a temperature and flu should not come into the office, adding that it is almost impossible to get through the winter without having a heavy cold at some point.

Last month FirstCare, a company specialising in reducing absence in the workplace, said employees should be encouraged to make use of their breaks and spend them outside the workplace environments, which will help them to relax and stay positive.

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Filed: 14-01-2009