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.
Hybrid workers who split their time between the home and office tend to experience fewer work days lost to sickness,...
The top FAQ this month looks at how employers can support employees observing Ramadan, which this year runs until 10 April.
Carers working for UK’s biggest provider accept pay deal giving the contractual right to at least statutory sick pay (SSP) from day one.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall wants a 'culture change' in the benefits system.
Civil service absence is up to a 12-year high, official figures suggest.
Last month's FAQs focus on upcoming law changes in April including carer's leave, irregular hours holiday pay, and flexible working.
Sickness absence by geography: Think tank finds areas with high levels of ill-health have growing long-term sickness trends.
There are gaps in the support offered to employees with a terminal illness. The CIPD's Rachel Suff shares some best practice.
Ulster University study reveals that people who work from home have fewer sick days and that Wales has seen sharpest rise in absences.
Gifts, sick days and gossip are very much part of the festive season, Personnel Today has found, and various companies have been contacting us with their seasonal insights …
Working while unwell is not always damaging to business, but it can be. Here are the presenteeism hotspots and how to address them.
Poopular topics last month includes the carry-over of annual leave, irregular hours workers, working time record-keeping, and TUPE.
Matt Hancock: ‘Having higher sick pay… would encourage employers to do more to look after the health of their employees.’
Two-thirds of women say that their periods have a negative impact on their work, according to a CIPD report.
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced a ‘Back to Work’ plan that aims to move thousands of people...
