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.
Sickness absence during a disciplinary process is the top FAQ in September 2024's top HR questions on Brightmine.
Economic inactivity due to sickness could soar to 4.3 million in the UK by the end of this parliament, a cross-party Commission warns.
A new positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment comes into force from 26 October 2024.
A paralegal has been awarded more than £100,000 in compensation after the firm she was working for blocked her dream to become a solicitor.
More than a fifth of people who had to take injury leave last year were not paid while they recovered, according to MetLife UK.
A woman who was sacked after being off sick for more than four years has lost her unfair dismissal case against Maximus UK Services.
The Labour government has said that it will remove the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims, and there is a new code of practice for dismissing and re-engaging employees.
Rising levels of work ill health and sickness are costing UK businesses billions every year and demand a radical new...
Half of retail employees in the UK are at risk of leaving their jobs this winter, according to research from the Retail Trust and consulting firm AlixPartners.
Unwanted contact during sick leave: employers must take a cautious approach to contacting staff on sick leave after a recent tribunal win.
How should HR react to time off for the Euros final: productivity must be balanced with employee morale say HR professionals.
Three-quarters have worked while unwell in the past year, with many staff feeling pressured to press on without taking sickness absence.
The Euros, sunshine and World Productivity Day have all come together. How will HR cope?
Spain is only country in Europe with a specific menstrual leave policy.
May 2024's most sought after FAQs on Brightmine include how to manage poor performance and calculating redundancy pay.
