Absenteeism Archives

Remote working could lead to more of a sedentary lifestyle

Mar 31, 2020 | 3 |

HR believes there is a link between physical fitness and absenteeism.

Four-day week leads to increase in revenue

Jun 26, 2019 | 0 |

Can a four-day week still sustain a business and actually improve revenue and earnings level for your company, and what support has the idea received?

Rise in stress at work linked to poor management, new research finds

Apr 9, 2019 | 0 |

What does the worrying increase in management style as a key cause of workplace stress highlight, and what must be done about it?

National Sickie Day or National ‘Interview For A New Job’ Day?

Feb 4, 2019 | 0 |

Could there be another reason for today’s absenteeism?

Brian Hall: How to keep your home workers healthy

Feb 4, 2019 | 0 |

How can employers keep their home workers engaged?

Revealed: Absence and lateness trends 2018

Feb 1, 2019 | 0 |

Dave and Sarah were the male and female names most likely to take a sick day.

Employees who work from home can’t switch off

Jan 16, 2019 | 0 |

Do you stop emailing after work?

One in four young workers admit going into work still feeling drunk after nights out

Dec 5, 2018 | 0 |

A quarter of 18 to 34-year-olds say they have gone to work still feeling drunk after boozy nights out over the past 12 months.

Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE: ‘People need more autonomy and control’

Nov 23, 2018 | 0 |

Sir Cary Cooper: How can we facilitate work cultures that produce healthy and happy workforces and, by association, increase productivity?

Absenteeism vs. presenteeism – which is worse?

Nov 6, 2018 | 0 |

When someone is absent from work, the remaining staff may take on the extra load. But when they come in to work sick, everyone is at risk of catching a cold – which is worse?

Absenteeism vs. presenteeism – which is worse for the remaining staff?

Jan 8, 2018 | 2 |

When someone is absent from work, the remaining staff may take on the extra load. But when they come in to work sick, everyone is at risk of catching a cold – which is worse?

Tiredness hits productivity for UK businesses

Jul 24, 2017 | 0 |

Almost two-thirds of UK workers claim tiredness negatively impacts on productivity at work, research has revealed.

Leading doctors push changes to sick note system

Jun 23, 2016 | 0 |

Staff who fall ill should be able to stay off work for up to two weeks before they need a sick note in order to relieve the strain on overstretched GPs, leading doctors believe.

Spanish civil servants absence wasn’t missed for six years

Feb 12, 2016 | 0 |

A Spanish civil servant has been fined €27,000 (£21,000) after not going to work for ‘at least’ six years.

Employers must deal with stress and mental health at work

Nov 27, 2015 | 1 |

The number of employees absent from work due to stress and mental health conditions is on the rise. Newly released government figures show the number of days lost to stress, depression and anxiety increased by 24 percent in the UK between 2009 and 2013, and in this year’s CIPD absence management survey, 40 percent of participants noticed an increase in stress-related absence and mental health problems in the past year.