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Absence

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.


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    Flight disruption: How should HR handle absence?

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Aug 2023

    How should HR handle absence from work because of flight disruption following bank holiday air traffic control issues?

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    • Sickness absence

    Acas issues advice ahead of Women’s World Cup semi-final

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2023

    Acas has issued employer advice ahead of the Women's World Cup semi-final, which sees England's Lionesses face Australia.

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    Coronation time off: ‘Spare a thought’ for those who work

    by Jo Faragher 3 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 3 May 2023

    The head of the TUC has asked people to 'spare a thought' for those who must work during the coronation or bank holiday.

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    Top 10 HR questions April 2023: Bank holiday sickness

    by XpertHR 3 May 2023
    by XpertHR 3 May 2023

    What is the entitlement for employees who are off sick on a bank holiday? See this and other top HR questions for April 2023.

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    Former ministers call for statutory sick pay reforms

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Apr 2023

    MPs have suggested that statutory sick pay (SSP) reforms, including eligibility from the first day of illness, should be brought forward. 

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    White paper: Managing sickness absence in the hybrid workplace

    by Personnel Today 8 Feb 2023
    by Personnel Today 8 Feb 2023

    Personel Today and Cezanne HR research finds many employers have not updated their absence policies to reflect new working practices.

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    Top 10 HR questions October 2022: disciplinary witness statements

    by XpertHR 1 Nov 2022
    by XpertHR 1 Nov 2022

    Last month's most popular FAQs include questions on witness statements, bank holidays and sickness absence.

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    More than 100,000 employees absent with long Covid

    by Jo Faragher 27 Jul 2022
    by Jo Faragher 27 Jul 2022

    More than 100,000 people are missing work because they suffer from long Covid, according to the think tank Institute for...

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    Union calls for maximum workplace temperature as heatwave takes hold

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jul 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jul 2022

    The GMB calls for a maximum workplace temperature to be set to protect the health and safety of workers during heatwaves.

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    • Self-isolation

    NHS to end full pay for Covid-19 sick leave in England

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jul 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jul 2022

    Special paid leave for Covid-19 sickness and self-isolation introduced for NHS staff during the pandemic will be withdrawn in England...

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    • Bank holidays

    Top 10 HR questions June 2022: Former employees

    by XpertHR 1 Jul 2022
    by XpertHR 1 Jul 2022

    XpertHR's most frequent HR questions in June 2022 involved dealing with ex-employees, bank holidays and unauthorised absence.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Self-isolation

    Sickness absence rate in 2021 was highest in more than a decade

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2022

    The sickness absence rate climbed to 3.1% in 2021 – equivalent to 7.3 days per employee.

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    Top 10 HR questions May 2022: Bank holidays

    by XpertHR 1 Jun 2022
    by XpertHR 1 Jun 2022

    With the Platinum Jubilee long weekend, last month's most-asked questions include queries about bank holidays, annual leave, sickness, and more...

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    Businesses plead for free or cheaper Covid-19 tests

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022

    Organisations should be given access to free or low cost Covid-19 tests to help staff stay safe, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.

    • Testing
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    Airlines and ports hit by staff shortages

    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022

    EasyJet and British Airways have been forced to cancel flights due to staff shortages, just as passenger numbers rise for the school holidays.

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