U-Clock offers employers a way out of a tricky situation by allowing simple cost-effective monitoring of remote staff.
Many employers were reasonable with their staffs working hours during the World Cup but despite this, it was predicted that British companies would lose millions in revenue during the tournament due to employee absenteeism.
Although official figures are [...]

In the build up to his presentation at September’s Stress Prevention & Mental Wellbeing Forum, Guy Hollebon, Director and Head of Employment at Bevans, offers insights into managing sickness absence through answering what sort of policies should we have in place, what to do when advice from the GP and Occupation Health conflict, how to [...]

The website Doctors- notestore.com is brazenly selling false versions of the new fit notes which are described as “authentic looking replica doctors sick note or medical certificates. Written on official doctors’ notepaper, with real stamp.”
This causes concern because, although the website claims the documents are “for novelty use only”, workers could try to use [...]

Almost half (43%) of employees, affected by the ash cloud travel restrictions, saw their pay docked or their annual leave entitlement diminish last month, according to a survey commissioned by recruiters, Badenoch & Clark.
A quarter (24%) of employers allowed their staff to work remotely, whilst a third (32%) were generous enough to allow staff to [...]

Company bosses are being told that training staff to manage their own health and wellbeing may not only lower absences but also boost the balance sheet.
Maria Bourke, founder and managing director of Let’s Get Healthy – a company that aims to provide affordable and accessible healthy living – revealed that four-fifths of its business involves [...]

Stress related claims are becoming more common and ‘stress’ is often given as a reason for absence from work. Workplace stress can result from many things, the two most common are workplace disputes and overwork.
Lucinda Bromfield of Bevans Solicitors, provides key insights into how to reduce and tackle stress in the workplace; offering a flavour [...]

The CIPD has launched guidelines for employers to minimise problems caused by staff absence during the World Cup tournament, starting next month.
Nine out of 10 employers have no plans in place to help manage staff absence during the forthcoming World Cup, according to a poll by the CIPD.
The poll of more than 1,000 employers shows [...]

Despite the economic downturn, falling employment and the ash clouds more workers will be going on vacation this year compared to 2009 according to new research from the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP).
Over a third of workers (38 per cent) said that they did not use up all their holiday allowance in 2009, compared to [...]

According to absence management firm FirstCare, absence caused by transport problems jumped to 20,300 cases yesterday (Monday), compared to just short of 3,000 on a normal day.
Aaron Ross, chief executive of FirstCare, said: “The high level of non-medical related absence is reminiscent of the snow chaos cause at the beginning of the year and at [...]

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged employers to be flexible when it comes to employees who have been left stranded as a result of the travel chaos caused by a volcanic ash cloud.
Since late last week, flights to and from the UK and much of mainland Europe have been cancelled as a result of [...]