Absence management

Workers feel bosses put performance ahead of health

While staffing levels are important, presenteeism creates a "false economy"

Stress levels have increased since last year

Only 12% of workers felt less stressed now compared with a year ago

Line managers not given tools to tackle absences

Less than half (44%) of employers train their managers to handle short-term absence

One in six have taken time off to care for an elderly relative

Employees are calling for benefit providers to offer support and guidance for people with caring responsibilities

HR software needs to be seamless

HR software should be customisable and easy to integrate, but legacy systems are getting in the way

What's the evidence for... absence management?

When it comes to managing absence data isn't enough. We also need to know why people are absent

Do you know how many costs of absence are hiding within your organisation's processes?

The answer may surprise you.

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Striking a balance between absenteeism and presenteeism

Academic research contains advice for practitioners on managing absence and presenteeism

Stress-related absences on the rise says CIPD

Only 7% of public sector organisations reported a drop in stress-related absence in the last year

HR professionals want real-time absence reporting

Two-thirds of HR professionals would like to be able to access real-time information on employee absence

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