Last week the Government officially published their response to Black and Frosts’ 2011 review of sickness absence in the UK..
The biggest change to be made as a result of the review of sickness absence, is the introduction of the Long Term Absence scheme which offers free Occupational Health (OH) assessments to employees that have been signed off work for 4 weeks. Continue reading
Instead of setting specific goals in 2013, set areas of focus. Continue reading
Settlement agreement plans are set to change the way businesses operate. In an attempt to make the termination of employment more amicable, quicker and actually easier, UK businesses are left with no excuse for lagging job creation. Continue reading
XpertHR has published a survey finding that satisfaction with the Fit Note is dwindling among employers. Fit notes have been in place since April 2010. They originally got a lukewarm reception and in 2011 just under half (48%) of employers felt it had been a significant improvement in managing absence. Confidence in the scheme, according to the recent results, is now down to just 38%. Continue reading
The theory is that setting absence targets improves attendance at work but is there evidence to back this? XpertHR has published figures stating that only 44% of employers in the UK set attendance targets, yet of those, 79% believe that the targets have drastically improved their experience of absence management. So why haven’t more companies joined in? Continue reading
Honeydew team headed to the launch event yesterday morning to hear all about this year’s absence survey results from CIPD and listen to a group of expert speakers Continue reading
Over the years we’ve learned how far reaching the issue of absence is. It doesn’t start on the day an employee phones in sick and the story doesn’t necessarily end when the employee comes back to work. Continue reading
The return to work (RTW) interview is the single most effective tool for reducing short-term absence. Managing long-term absence has its challenges and dealing with these is not, by any means, easy. Continue reading
A recent absence survey by Aviva draws attention to productivity and performance. According to their survey responses, over a quarter of employers (27%) report an effect on productivity when a member of staff is ill and absent, and 22% say that it impacts the business financially. Continue reading
NHS vs Larner case, handed down at the Court of Appeal, ruled that workers who cannot take holiday due to illness are entitled to accrue holiday for when they return. Continue reading