What does the worrying increase in management style as a key cause of workplace stress highlight, and what must be done about it?
Rise in stress at work linked to poor management, new research finds
Tags: Absenteeism
National Sickie Day or National ‘Interview For A New Job’ Day?
Could there be another reason for today’s absenteeism?
Brian Hall: How to keep your home workers healthy
How can employers keep their home workers engaged?
Revealed: Absence and lateness trends 2018
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
Do you stop emailing after work?
One in four young workers admit going into work still feeling drunk after nights out
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’
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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.
Companies blighted by false absenteeism call on detective agency
Expert Investigations, a commercial detective agency is reporting an increase in the number of false absenteeism cases they investigate.
Infographic: Limiting absenteeism at work
Absenteeism is a big issue in the workplace and is costing British businesses an estimated £32bn a year.