Training in Workplace Health and Wellbeing
Line Manager Training
Feel more confident managing health at work
Fully funded training for line managers in small and medium-sized businesses
When someone in your team tells you their health is affecting their work, do you feel confident about what to say and what to do next?
How do you discuss their health appropriately? What reasonable adjustments could help? How should you manage sickness absence or a return to work? When should you involve Occupational Health?
This practical, face-to-face training from SOHAS will give you the knowledge, confidence and tools to support employees while protecting the needs of your organisation.
Benefits for you and your employer
The training will help you feel more confident managing sensitive situations, make fairer and more consistent decisions and balance employee wellbeing with the needs of the organisation.
For your employer, better-trained line managers can help to:
- Reduce avoidable sickness absence
- Improve employee engagement and morale
- Support successful returns to work
- Retain experienced employees
- Reduce workplace conflict
- Improve legal awareness and consistency
- Build a healthier and more productive workplace
Fully funded
There is no training fee for eligible small and medium-sized businesses. Places are limited, so register your interest today
Sheffield – 9am-1pm
Friday 23rd October
Friday 6th November
Friday 20th November
Monday 30th November
Friday 15th January
Plus Optional Forum Dates
Doncaster – 9am-1pm
Tuesday 3rd November
Friday 27th November
Thursday 3rd December
Tuesday 12th January
Tuesday 26th January
Plus Optional Forum Dates
Rotherham – 9am-1pm
Tuesday 17th November
Tuesday 8th December
Wednesday 13th January
Wednesday 20th January
Tuesday 4th February
Plus Optional Forum Dates
Enquiries: training@sohas.co.uk
Why effective line management matters
How a health concern is handled at an early stage can make a significant difference to employee wellbeing, attendance, morale and performance.
In 2024/25, work-related stress, depression and anxiety affected 964,000 workers and resulted in 22.1 million lost working days in Great Britain.
CIPD research also found that 63% of employees whose mental health had been negatively affected by work identified line managers not helping staff perform well as a contributing factor.
Supporting employees effectively can help reduce absence, improve engagement and retain experienced members of your team. Gallup’s research found that highly engaged teams achieve 18% higher productivity and 23% higher profitability.
What you will learn
Through five practical and interactive sessions, you will learn how to:
- Have confident and supportive conversations about health and wellbeing
- Recognise problems early and take action before they escalate
- Understand reasonable adjustments, the Equality Act and your responsibilities
- Manage sickness absence and return-to-work conversations effectively
- Recognise and respond to workplace stress and health risks
- Create a psychologically safe, inclusive and supportive team
- Know when and how to access Occupational Health support
Designed for busy line managers
The programme is practical, interactive and discussion-based. You will work through real workplace situations with other managers and explore solutions you can use within your own organisation. You will also receive practical resources, including adjustment templates, action plans and implementation checklists.
Peer community forums
Through five practical and interactive Forums, you will explore a range of topics including how to identify and support neurodiversity, mental health and disability in the workplace. You will hear from experts, share insights and successful practice, work through real examples of challenges and problem-solve, and make new connections.
Wednesday 11 November Mental Health in the workplace
Thursday 10 December Neurodiversity in the workplace
Tuesday 19 January (F2F) Meaningful conversations for healthy workplaces
Thursday 25 February Disability & reasonable adjustments
Thursday 18 March (F2F) Fit notes demystified: what every line manager needs to know
What our clients are saying
“SOHAS has been invaluable in providing a supportive service to our clients. Our staff members have always found their advice and recommendations to be timely and helpful. Their expertise in the employment sector and knowledge around the intricacies of employment rights and law have been beneficial to our clients. We cannot recommend their service highly enough!”
“The advisor was fantastic at listening and really empathetic. They really helped me and I’m very grateful for their ongoing support.
They provided invaluable advice not only face to face but also via email and helped me during a very difficult time with my current employer.”
Have a question?
Get in touch.
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“SOHAS has been invaluable in providing a supportive service to our clients. Our staff members have always found their advice and recommendations to be timely and helpful. Their expertise in the employment sector and knowledge around the intricacies of employment rights and law have been beneficial to our clients. We cannot recommend their service highly enough!”
“The advisor was fantastic at listening and really empathetic. They really helped me and I’m very grateful for their ongoing support.
They provided invaluable advice not only face to face but also via email and helped me during a very difficult time with my current employer.”