With only six months until the London Olympic Games, research by recruitment consultants, Badenoch & Clark, has found employers remain unprepared for the expected surge in staff leave this summer.
Monday 16 January 2012 has been designated the most depressing day of the year – Blue Monday - but ‘workplace malaise’ could be costing businesses as much as £93 billion in lost productivity according...
A compassionate approach to absence management can have a “significant impact” on an employer’s reputation, according to the initial findings of a forthcoming report commissioned by Ellipse, the...
The introduction of Fit Notes was designed to end long-term sickness absence, but a new study has revealed time off has doubled.
Analysis by insurers Legal & General, using Department for Work and Pensions statistics, has shown that stress-related absences are nearly three times more likely to be taken by women than men.
The issue of mental ill health is still being swept under the carpet in most workplaces, with less than half of employees saying they would feel confident to disclose a mental health problem to their...
The introduction of the ‘fit note’ to replace the ‘sick note’ has provided the nudge needed for managers to open up important conversations with their staff and discuss the best way to help get...
Yesterday’s public sector strikes, including two million members of staff, look set to cost the economy £500 million – and if further strikes are called there will be a ‘backlash’ according to legal...
Far from winding down during the festive period, HR staff are suffering from increased stress levels due to work place absence, according to a report published this morning by Bupa.
A new body, independent from the opinions of general practitioners and employers, could make decisions as to whether employees claiming sickness benefit are fit to work, according to drafts of the...
The Government has been urged to introduce a small employer's relief for the recovery of statutory sick pay (SSP), as figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show sickness absence costs...
The rise in the number of women claiming sickness benefits is much faster than the rise for men, according to analysis by Legal & General, using Department of Work and Pensions statistics.