When Can We Manage Leave Again? Developing Your ADA Leave Management Program in an (Almost) Post-Pandemic America
By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President, Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting
In 2020, when many employers sent employees home in droves to work remotely, leave numbers were at record lows. Today, leave requests are increasing to pre-COVID levels. Employers are also seeing an increase in the number of job accommodation requests as organizations announce plans to return employees to office environments. And with a tumultuous start to 2022, employers are preparing for sustained high levels of leave — due to different COVID variants and a potential for more Americans to identify as disabled.1
While your organization may still be in survival mode dealing with COVID-related absences, it is time to start thinking about implementing a strategic leave management plan to ensure the organization can accommodate absences and ensure success. Understanding key components of this type of plan is vital. Here are five areas you can work on now:
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