More than 100,000 Co-operative Group employees are set to receive a free flu jab in Europe's largest ever private sector flu vaccination programme.
Stress has become the most common cause of long-term sickness absence for both manual and non-manual employees, according to the CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence Management survey, published yesterday.
Small and medium-sized businesses in the UK are set to lose £3.4 billion over the next six months due to staff sickness from illnesses such as cold and flu, according to research by office supplies...
A survey published this week by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that 43% of UK employees admit to having called in sick to work when they...
When it comes to unscheduled absences, China has the highest percentage globally.
As the one-year countdown to London 2012 begins today, research among 1,000 office workers shows the vast majority of employers (79.9%) are still to establish a London 2012 leave policy, resulting in...
Figures vary on the price tag of staff absence but, based on an average salary of £25,000 a year, UK employers are left with an annual bill of at least £32 billion, although some estimations put it...
One in three UK workers admit lying to take time off work, mainly because they’re disillusioned with their jobs, according to research published today by PwC on attitudes to absence.
Half of UK employers reported that they check up on an employee who calls in sick. And, according to a survey of 194 UK managing directors by job search company CareerBuilder, 9% of respondents...
Women take more time off work sick than men, according to a report from the Benenden Healthcare Society.
Most employers would agree that working for other organisations or undertaking re-training during periods of sick leave is an unacceptable situation which could have a detrimental impact on...
The news “As employee absence increases, 30.4 million working days are lost through non-genuine reasons every year” struck a strong and timely ‘hord with me, as an HR Professional with experience of...