Lots of organisations right now are dealing with high levels of absence due to the ongoing challenge with Covid, and many are establishing policies and approaches for dealing with that. The UK Government warned employers to prepare for as much as a 25% absence rate, but whether during a pandemic or otherwise, how should we be managing absence? What conversations should we be having? Why do those conversations matter? Tune in to this week's episode for a useful overview of what the process should be and why it matters, as well as some thoughts about bringing people back to work safely and successfully. Even without the Coronavirus pandemic, we should be skilled and confident to have conversations that matter.