HR Magazine published an article today commenting on research done by the management consultancy firm, Hay Group. The research tells us that half of line managers that took part in the study felt that HR did not give them the appropriate support they needed to be good managers. There were various reasons for this but the one reason in particular that struck us at Honeydew as very simple to solve was this: Continue reading
Tag Archives: line managers
“You can’t spend your life in the stretch zone”
Yesterday, Honeydew Health attended a Stress Management Training course run by our partners Corporate Health. Continue reading
Line managers’ role in people management
In absence management, as in employee management in general, the role of the line manager is pivotal. Continue reading
Truth or Myth?: Employers do not have to implement suggestions made by GP’s on Fit Note.
Since the implementation of the Fit Note in 2010, many employers mistakenly think that they have no option but to implement suggestions made by a GP on a fit note. In fact, this is a myth. Continue reading
Truth or Myth?: Line managers will know if absentees are swinging the lead
This is a Myth. Continue reading
Truth or Myth? Absent employees should be left to recover in peace and should not be contacted by their managers?
It is commonplace within HR to think that if your employees are off sick, you should not ‘bug’ them with what could feel like ‘intrusive’ phone calls or e-mails. Some even think that it could be classed as harassment to keep in regular contact with the sick employee.
But this is a myth. Continue reading
Truth or myth? The employee doesn’t have to be present at a capability meeting
Truth!
As you can read in the guidance for conducting a capability procedure from legal experts at Vista below, if the employee is fit to attend a capability meeting but refuses to do so the employer can proceed in the employee’s absence. Continue reading
How to: Implement Absence Management?
One thing Honeydew knows how to do well is implement Absence Management effectively. However we also know that it can be tricky for companies to implement a new and better way of dealing with staff absenteeism. We are here to make it simple for you to encourage as many of you to embrace an improved approach to maximising attendance. Continue reading
How to: be an engaging manager
CIPD employee outlook survey, published last week, highlights some interesting insights into why employee engagement fails. Here we can show you how to utilise the survey findings and importantly, how to be an engaging manager. Continue reading
How to: Improve the effectiveness of Return to work interviews
Return to work (RTW) interviews have proven to be an effective absence management tool. However, some managers still struggle to undertake effective interviews or even find the time to carry them out.