Absence has tremendous impact to smaller businesses and it becomes crucial to manage absence effectively. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, small companies are the massive sufferers from employees taking periods of short-term absence. It is reported that long-term absence can hold an expensive corner, creating huge problems. In 2020, a new study by […]
Without a doubt, all of us agree to the fact that human resources management plays a crucial role in efficient employee management within the companies. Employees are the backbone of a company. That’s why it is vital to know how to choose absence and leave management software that can ensure seamless employee leave approval and […]
So, your IT manager is sick again, your senior developer’s wife is in labour, or your HR manager says heavy snowfall prevented him/her from reaching the office. All such things may happen, but daily business operations could be disrupted when it becomes prevalent, which can prove to be costly. Therefore, a proper absence management system […]
While most businesses are constantly looking to overhaul, upgrade, and improve the way they do things, an area they commonly overlook is how they manage staff absence. This mainly down to the fact that a lot of companies don’t see any room for improvement in something as seemingly trivial as how their employees book their […]
For businesses to best manage their employee absences, it’s vital that they have an idea of as many reasons their employees might be absent as possible. Recognizing the different types of absence and understanding various absence types is crucial, as it allows organizations to categorize and address each scenario effectively. This allows you to plan […]
Sickness absence is often seen by companies as something that simply happens to every organisation and doesn’t have to be managed. Furthermore, due to the personal nature of sickness, it was viewed as something that couldn’t be managed – without potentially delving too far into an employee’s private life. However, the ongoing, global pandemic has […]
Being on furlough, much like ‘social distancing’, isn’t something many of us thought about before this year. At present, however, it’s a concept we hear thrown around on a daily basis. However, despite it becoming a part of our everyday vocabulary, many organisations are unclear still unclear on what furlough means for them. This post […]
Absence, in its various guises, is inevitable – employees have to take time off. Consistently being caught off-guard by staff absence, however, doesn’t have to be. Creating a structured absence policy gives you a plan of action for dealing with both planned absence (such as holidays or parental leave) and unplanned absence (such as sickness […]
