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Cutting sickness absence and presenteeism – making workplaces healthier
The financial and operational effects of sickness absence are considerable, especially for small organisations. According to the most recent independent review of sickness absence*, sickness absence costs the economy around £15 billion a year. There are direct and indirect costs … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Sickness, Financial Impact
Tagged absenteeism, depression, morale, presenteeism, sickness absence, stress
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Ten reasons to call the Adviceline
Interactions with our Adviceline service (i.e. calls to our occupational health nurses, questions asked online, etc.) are at an all-time high. So what particular issues are users of our service facing that make them turn to us? We’ve listed ten … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies, Employee Sickness, Tips & Ideas
Tagged absenteeism, chronic illness, morale, presenteeism, productivity, sickness absence
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British employees working through their annual leave entitlement
According to a YouGov/Croner poll report, 52% of the British employees surveyed (those who are not self-employed) admit to having worked through their holidays. Furthermore, nearly one in five (18%) surveyed said they make a regular habit of it. Every … Continue reading
Presenteeism and its impact on organisational performance
Most organisations are aware that they need to manage absenteeism and record absence trends. However, presenteeism (employees coming to work when they actually feel they are too ill to work) and the impact it has on organisational performance may not … Continue reading
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Tagged absence management, absenteeism, presenteeism, sickness absence, sickness presence
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Incentivising attendance – thinking beyond cash incentives
It is estimated that the UK economy loses 150 million working days to sickness absence each year. This led the Government to call for a major review of sickness absence in February 2011. The independent review aims to increase the … Continue reading
Employers’ roles in dealing with employee stress
The British Academy was inspired to carry out research into work-related stress (‘Stress at Work’: http://www.britac.ac.uk/policy/Stress-at-Work.cfm) on the basis that the evidence of work stress began emerging during the 1990’s, a period of relative economic prosperity. So what would stress … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, anxiety, depression, mental health, presenteeism, stress at work
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Work IS good for you!
In March 2008, Dame Carol Black’s review of the health of Britain’s working age population was published and the fit note was implemented in April 2010. Then, in the autumn of 2010, research was carried out with 4,185 GPs in … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, employee absence, fit note, return to work, worklessness
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What can small business owners in the UK do to discourage staff from pulling sickies?
It would be a tragic day if Santa phoned in ill, but could anyone have spotted the signs of a sickie? According to a popular London newspaper the last Friday before Christmas is the one most likely to be ‘called … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, employee absence, staff truancy
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Resolutions for a healthier and wealthier workplace in 2011
The New Year is a natural motivator for fresh starts. With 2011 around the corner, what better time to set yourself some wellbeing resolutions to help you improve the health of your small business workplace? Here are nine ideas for … Continue reading