How can change management and technology adoption reduce sick leave?

In today's labor market, many organizations face challenges related to sick leave that not only affect the bottom line, but also the work environment and employee well-being. A structured approach to sickness absence management is crucial, but often underestimated.

According to HR Norway, Norwegian sickness absence is consistently high compared to other countries, costing us close to 70 billion annually. As a forward-thinking industrial company, Pipelife is at the forefront of digitizing and automating its production processes, which requires a workforce that is more digitally smart than ever before. During a talk at Peopletech 2024, Silje Ustad, Head of HR at Pipelife, shared her experiences of navigating these changes and how their structured approach to sickness absence management could eventually help reduce absenteeism in a time of great technological upheaval.

Would you like to know more? Read more about effective sickness absence follow-up or watch Silje's presentation from Peopletech 2024 below.