Following a fair procedure when managing sickness absence When you are managing long-term sickness absence at what point do you have to make the decision that the employee is potentially…
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Whether a touch of the blues or something more serious, January can be hard on your workforce. ‘Blue Monday’, the so-called most depressing day of the year, is coming up…
Sickness absence and illness costs a month of productivity per employee, research has revealed. This is at an estimated cost of £57 billion a year to UK businesses. Workplace health…
The Christmas period means a seasonal slowdown in some industries, but for many December is the busiest and most stressful month of the year. If it’s not an increase in…
Over 50% of British employees are drinking midweek to cope with the stress of life, research by vouchercloud.com has found. The study by the leading discount website also found that…
Employees are more likely to lie about the reason for an absence if the cause is related to mental health, according to new research. Research by healthcare provider AXA has…
More than half of workers in the UK are not taking their full holiday allowance, according to research by Reed. 54% of employees are leaving an average of three days…
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provider has reported a 40% rise in the number of calls it took from employees suffering with depression over the first quarter of 2015. Depression can have…
Better line management has contributed to a drop in employee sickness levels, according to the latest annual Absence Management Survey by CIPD and Simplyhealth. Employee absence figures fell from 7.6…
