Absence Management

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Irish workers more likely to ‘quiet vacation’ this summer than British counterparts

Absence Management

23 July 2024

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15 June 2024

Change to corporate law that puts people, planet and profit on more equal footing

New research by B Lab UK reveals strong public support for the Better Business Act, which aims to amend Section 172 of the Companies Act...

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10 June 2024

Signs of wellbeing washing, as sickness absence soars

Winckworth Sherwood’s report ‘Wellbeing Strategies: Effective in Managing Sickness Absence? Insights and Recommendations for Employers’, examines attitudes towards sickness absence, the effectiveness of existing initiatives...

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26 February 2024

Leaders who are nowhere to be seen increase worker stress

During organisational crisis, absentee leadership intensifies stress levels and risks burnout among workers, UK business schools reveal. Research underscores the toxic workplace environment, with absent...

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3 February 2024

National Sickie Day: Myth or Risk?

Should employers be preparing to juggle mass absenteeism and a dip in productivity this coming Monday? Or can National Sickie Day be chalked up to...

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2 February 2024

Staff absence trends that took the UK by storm last year

How the year’s events and trends impacted 100,000+ businesses and their 1.3 million employees. Crunching the 2023 data, they have gained valuable insights into the...

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10 January 2024

Staff absences triple amidst increasing pressure on struggling HR services

With January marking the renewal of holiday entitlement for many employees, the race is on to book annual leave—meaning that business owners and HR teams...

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Staff absences reach record high

Absence Management

7 January 2024

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29 November 2023

Employees flooding HR with annual leave

The annual tradition of requesting time off during the festive period to celebrate with friends and family and recharge and relax is coupled with the...

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6 October 2023

Travel cancellation chaos is leaving staff stranded

Flight delays and cancellations are a major annoyance – not only to the unsuspecting traveller whose plans of a relaxing getaway are scuppered, leaving them...

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23 July 2023

Employer hacks for embracing unlimited paid time off (PTO)

A growing number of firms – including Microsoft[i] – have introduced ‘unlimited’ paid time off as an attractive well-being benefit for employees, but these policies...

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What’s the root cause of rising sickness in the workplace?

Absence Management

14 June 2023

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