Managing sickness absence is a key issue for employers. Employee absence is a significant cost to the majority of businesses in the UK.
In addition to the direct costs of employee absence (paying sick pay and paying someone else to perform the absent employee’s work), high levels of absence can demotivate those employees who have to take on the absent employee’s work, cause all-round disruption to productivity and adversely affect an employer’s continuity of service to its clients.
One in 10 employees would avoid using the toilet in their workplace because of concerns about hygiene, according to the...
With recent figures showing that many employees have little idea of their sick pay entitlements, Leon Deakin from Coffin Mew...
Employees transferring to a new employer in a TUPE situation have the right to be consulted, but the rules on...
Only 4% of employees know how much statutory sick pay they are entitled to, according to a health insurer, leaving...
Employees lose an average of 30.4 working days a year due to sickness absence and underperformance at work due to...
On “Blue Monday”, employers have been reminded to make workers’ mental health a priority in order to reduce absenteeism.
Absence...
December saw the announcement of an agreement between the UK and the EU on citizens’ rights following Brexit. Employers are...
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
If an employer does not provide a worker with paid leave, that worker’s right to it carries over until they...
Perhaps the general election means that the collective HR consciousness has its mind elsewhere, or maybe it’s the effect of...
Putting together a short-term sickness absence policy can be one of the most daunting tasks an HR professional can face....
A watertight long-term sickness absence policy can give employees who are off work for an extended period the best chance...
The Health and Safety Executive’s new strategy for the workplace promises to give health the same priority as safety, but...
With spring’s four bank holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to get used to the concept of the long weekend. Roisin...
A worker’s annual leave can be carried over into the following holiday year if sickness absence prevents holiday from being...
