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.
Employers that targeted line managers for absence management training saw improved absence rates at two-thirds (64%) of organisations, according to...
Although they are often seen as a good benefit, cash plans are not right for every business. Before you implement...
Employers are still struggling to manage the timely return to work of absent employees, according to research by health insurer...
There has been a gradual but steady decline in absence levels over the past five years, falling from an average...
Counselling sessions offered to workers via employee assistance programmes (EAPs) can help to reduce absence levels and improve colleague relationships,...
Employees’ poor health is costing business almost £3 billion per year and significant savings could be made if employers encourage...
The CBI claims that fit notes have failed to deliver a reduction in sickness absence, with its publication of new absence figures...
An online search for “workplace stress” returns an indigestible 1.5 million results, so whether you are suffering from it or managing...
With the Government keen to cut welfare spending, could this be the time for OH to get involved with its...
The Government is to commission an independent review of workplace sickness absence, Personnel Today has learned.The review, sponsored jointly by...
This winter’s heavy flu outbreak cost firms as much as £181 million a week in January, according to one absence...
It is possible to manage redundancy sensitively – even for people absent because of illness – by considering basic principles...
Another outbreak of Swine flu has hit the UK, and is expected to hit employees and employers severely. With significant rise in the...
Snow, ice and extreme temperatures continue to plunge the UK into chaos, meaning that HR and employers have more people-related...
Employers that force staff to work on April 2011’s extra bank holiday will create “huge resentment” among their workforce, the...
