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theHRDIRECTOR Issue 70
This issue we speak to
Tony McCarthy
HR Director -British Airways

FEATURES

Roundtable - Shared services
Benefits Survey
Succession Planning
CSR
Outsourcing

FEATURING

KPMG
Hays Group
Oakridge
Midland HR
Dynamic Transition

Absenteeism

HR professionals blame increased stress for rising employee absenteeism levels
A poll of over 100 HR professionals revealed that stress is the top cause of rising employee absenteeism in the UK, with 76% of respondents noting an increase in the number of employees taking time off due to stress-related illnesses in the past five years.
Businesses believe that half of all sick days are not genuine
UK business leaders believe that half of the lost working days due to sickness are not genuine, while some staff still look on a paid sick leave allowance as an extension of their annual holiday entitlement.
New research shows sickness costs UK businesses over £1000 per employee every year
A new survey from Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, shows that sickness costs UK companies more than £1,000 per employee every year.
What price following England?
England’s first daytime weekday game and England’s last chance to secure a place in the second round...
Recession causing more absenteeism
More than eight in ten employees feel anxious over their personal finances, research by AXA has found, so much so that 1.4 million* Britons have taken time off work in the last 12 months as they struggle to cope.
Recession improves private sector absence figures
A sharp decline in employee absence in the private sector has seen the gap between public and private sector absence widen from 2.6 days per employee per year to 3.3 days, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's annual Absence Management Survey.
NICE to know
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has today released advice for employers on how to support long-term sick employees back into work.
The severe weather already affecting much of Britain and school closures affecting parts of the country do not necessarily have to mean major problems for employers,
The severe weather already affecting much of Britain and school closures affecting parts of the country do not necessarily have to mean major problems for employers, suggests the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. A combination of technology and common sense on the part of employers and employees can minimise the impact for many argues the Institute.
Christmas cheer costs very dear
What's your Christmas party really going to cost? The latest statistics suggest that collectively, £216 million extra costs could result due to over indulgence and unforeseen calamities.
One in five Brits are stressed, depressed or just hungover
Survey reveals Cambridge as the 'sickie' capital of UK with olds and flu remain the prime reason for time off work.
Is your office empty?
NHS spend on temporary workers is far from 'wasteful'. So says a temp sector player.
NICE says 'support longterm sick'
NICE calls for greater support for those returning to work. On the first day back at work for many after the Christmas break, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is calling for more support to help those people returning to work after a long-term sickness absence.
Absence - bad data worse than no data
Basic operational problems undermine efforts to tackle the cost and burden of absence. HR is urged to tackle data management and process issues to build an effective platform for strategic absence management initiatives.
Tittle tattle lost the battle
As businesses look to tighten the collective belts, it is estimated that office chatting is costing employers over £2bn a year
Absences soar by 800 percent after Champions League final
Record numbers of people called into work sick this morning following Manchester United's defeat in the Champion's League Final.