Employee Absence: What are your Rights as an Employer? Employee absence is a significant cost for many businesses, yet research suggests that only a minority of employers monitor that cost. Apart from annual holiday entitlement, an employee may need time off for the...
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Absence Management
Strategies to Reduce Employee Absenteeism in the Workplace
Strategies to Reduce Employee Absenteeism in the Workplace Absenteeism causes a financial burden to any business, as well as discontent amongst staff who are left to pick up the workload of an absent colleague. But there are things to be done to reduce absenteeism in...
Supporting Employees Affected by Miscarriage
Unfortunately, one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. A miscarriage can affect a woman and her partner in different ways, and both will need support and help from their employers if they suffer a miscarriage. However early a miscarriage takes place it is a loss...
Euro 2020 and Dealing with Employee Demands to Watch the Games
Euro 2020 has taken over the nation as teams are underway in the long-awaited competition. Due to the pandemic this competition was cancelled last year but has been allowed, with restrictions, to go ahead this summer. The group stages have already been played and we...
Self-Certification, Statutory Sick Pay and Fit Notes
What is Self-Certification Self-Certification is a form that employers can ask employees to complete after they have been away from work due to sickness. A self-certification form can be used when an employee has been absent from work for seven working days or less....
Employer’s Guide to Sickness Rights
Excluding sickness absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, sickness absence rates in the UK have fallen to their lowest records at 1.7% in the private sector, with experts advising employees are coming into work when they are unwell. Here are some (pre COVID-19)...
Unauthorised Absence – What Is It and How To Manage It
What is Unauthorised Absence Unauthorised absence is when an employee does not attend work and has not given a reason for their absence or contacted their employer to inform them of their absence. It can also be called: Absent without leave (AWOL) or Absent without...
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