The management of employee absence and the benchmarking of absence rates is a key issue for employers. Employers need to maximise the days that your employees come to work and minimise the number of days that they are absent.
Apart from the potential cost of absence within an organisation, there are also issues around motivation of staff, disruption to the business, an adverse effect on customer service levels, and loss of productivity, profitability and business.
Absences in the civil service could be up to more than eight days per worker per year, according to sickness data published by departments.
The top HR questions in July 2025 include one on what to do if an employee fails to turn up for work.
When ‘the people team’ – HR – breaks, the whole business suffers. Tracey Paxton makes the case for why HR...
Almost half of cancer carers (48%) say they felt pressure to return to work as soon as possible after taking...
April saw increases in the potential compensation tribunals can award, including guidelines on 'injury to feelings' awards.
Rising levels of sickness are taking a toll on many workplaces, research has suggested, with employers reporting increased absence affecting...
Employers are asking whether annual leave can be carried over into the next holiday year after the rules changed in 2024.
A group of campaigners has written to the government urging ministers to increase the rate of statutory sick pay.
Acas has urged employers to be flexible when allowing staff time off to watch the Olympic Games.
Businesses are looking to give workers time off on Monday, in the aftermath of the England v Spain Euros final....
The Euros, sunshine and World Productivity Day have all come together. How will HR cope?
A teacher who lost his job after falling asleep in class was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal finds.
How should employers support an employee returning to work following or during cancer treatment?
Rishi Sunak is set to announce plans to move responsibility for issuing fite notesfrom GPs to “specialist work and health professionals” in England.
MPs have recommended several statutory sick pay reforms, including increasing the rate and making it available to all employees.
