Information relating to leave and absence management articles
In today’s increasingly competitive economic climate, most companies strive to seek out every advantage they can. This may include focusing on innovation or doubling-down on staff development, to carve out of much of their market as possible. However, an area that’s often sadly overlooked is absence management. Understanding how absence management software work can significantly […]
Challenges surrounding leave management are among those almost universally shared by companies. Underutilization of paid leave contributes to employee anxiety and negatively impacts their well-being. This is down to the fact that staff have to take time off, whether planned or unplanned, so a few issues are inevitable without an effective leave management process. That […]
Although the vast majority of companies manage attendance in some way, a far smaller proportion actively manage absence as well. The main reason for this is that most businesses see attendance and absence management as being one and the same. Surely, you can’t manage one without managing the other, right? In reality, however, although it […]
Putting a leave management solution in place should be a key objective for of an HR department, managing leave consumes a lot of time, and even the minutest mistake could prove costly. Approving leave for reporting managers is a hassle, and the employees also find it frustrating to follow the traditional route of filing a […]
In this article, we will throw a light on the different types of paid leave offered by the companies in the UK. But, before we move ahead with the distinct types of paid leave, let’s first understand the types of leave format that is divided in two types: Paid leave Unpaid leave The Employment Rights […]
Digitalisation and technology plays a crucial role in the corporate world, especially in the HR industry. This has essentially been beneficial for startups, SMEs, and large enterprises to overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing employees’ leave and absence management in any organisation is a challenge without investing in an automated leave management system, […]
In our last post, we looked into the complications associated with sacking an employee that’s on sick leave. However, along with that issue, there’s also the related question of how long they’re allowed to be on leave before you can dismiss them, and the importance of understanding employment law in these situations. In this post, […]
Upon first hearing about it, the idea of unlimited annual leave might seem fantastical; surely such a thing is too good to be true? However, not only is the idea a reality, it’s gaining popularity. For instance, large organisations like Netflix, Dropbox, Virgin, and even the massive General Electric are now offering limitless holidays to […]
While most of your staff will have similar annual leave allowances, there are a couple of scenarios where you’ll need to calculate pro-rata holiday entitlements for particular. In this post, we’ll take a look at how to calculate pro-rata annual leave allowances and when it’s necessary to do so. What is the statutory annual leave […]
Dealing with your staff’s annual leave can be laborious at the best of times, but it can get even trickier if an employee is about to leave your company. It is important to provide advance notice to employees regarding mandatory holiday leave to ensure clear communication and adequate preparation. Now, you not only have to […]
