Can you see a few empty desks around the office this morning? You’re not alone. Employee absence is likely to spike immediately after the August bank holiday, according to trend data from e-days – and employers are being advised to take action to reduce impacts and costs. The data shows an 8.24% increase on absence on the […]

Absences are significantly impacting UK businesses in terms of productivity and the impact on other members of staff. But there are ways of keeping on top of absences, including monitoring the problem effectively, and then responding to the results, according to software specialist Activ Absence. The company has highlighted that Gatwick Airport was recently forced […]

With absence costing the UK economy £18 billion pounds per year, Suzanne Monk, clinical governance officer for FirstCare, examines how a nurse-led absence management policy can not only save your company money, it can also save lives. A pretty bold statement you may suggest, but here at FirstCare we have the data and endorsements to […]

More than three quarters of self-employed Brits have no provisions in place in case of emergency absences, according to new studies. Remaining mostly unprepared in the face of pregnancy, holiday and redundancy pay, micro-business owners and freelancers would value receiving sick pay over any other statutory pay. Carried out by the Freelancer and Contractor Services […]