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.
How should HR handle absence from work because of flight disruption following bank holiday air traffic control issues?
Acas has issued employer advice ahead of the Women's World Cup semi-final, which sees England's Lionesses face Australia.
The head of the TUC has asked people to 'spare a thought' for those who must work during the coronation or bank holiday.
What is the entitlement for employees who are off sick on a bank holiday? See this and other top HR questions for April 2023.
MPs have suggested that statutory sick pay (SSP) reforms, including eligibility from the first day of illness, should be brought forward.
Personel Today and Cezanne HR research finds many employers have not updated their absence policies to reflect new working practices.
Last month's most popular FAQs include questions on witness statements, bank holidays and sickness absence.
More than 100,000 people are missing work because they suffer from long Covid, according to the think tank Institute for...
The GMB calls for a maximum workplace temperature to be set to protect the health and safety of workers during heatwaves.
Special paid leave for Covid-19 sickness and self-isolation introduced for NHS staff during the pandemic will be withdrawn in England...
XpertHR's most frequent HR questions in June 2022 involved dealing with ex-employees, bank holidays and unauthorised absence.
The sickness absence rate climbed to 3.1% in 2021 – equivalent to 7.3 days per employee.
With the Platinum Jubilee long weekend, last month's most-asked questions include queries about bank holidays, annual leave, sickness, and more...
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.
EasyJet and British Airways have been forced to cancel flights due to staff shortages, just as passenger numbers rise for the school holidays.
