I was interested to see the data reported in the recent EEF report “Employee Health: making industrial strategy work for […]
Health, Work, Well-Being and Sickness Absence Survey 2017
Category: Absence management
Absence still a significant issue within the NHS
The recent published Absence rates for the NHS, show that Healthcare Assistants have overtaken Ambulance staff for the highest rate […]
Reviewing the Carter Report – Absence Management Key to NHS Meeting Commitments
The final report from the Carter Review into NHS efficiency has just been released, and it makes for sobering reading, […]
The ever rising cost of absence in the NHS
Simon Stephen’s recent announcement at the NHS Innovation Expo on 2nd September confirms that the cost of sickness absence among […]
Retailers – don’t lose sleep over festive employee absence
A recent survey carried out by Barclays asked retail bosses what fears kept them awake in the run up to […]
CIPD absence benchmarking – apples with apples or apples with trucks?
Last week the CIPD released the results of their annual survey into absence management in the UK with some interesting […]
Good performance management starts with good absence management
Absence management is so simple it often gets overlooked by the busy manager. Traditionally, all a manager had to do […]
Survey states UK Absence rates are down, is this really a true picture?
The EEF recent Absence Survey 2014¹ reported that the number of days taken off through sickness is at a record […]
Mental health conditions are the single most widespread cause of long term absence
The latest CBI Absence and Workplace Health Survey published in July of this year stated that Absence is costing the […]
Number of sick days falling, but UK still takes most in the world
David Frost the Ex Director-General of the British Chambers of Commerce, commented on these findings. “These figures highlight the very […]
