City employers are being urged to prepare for the Olympics, following findings that show a third have no contingency plan in place.
Research from the MWB Business Exchange highlighted that only one in 10 organisations are planning to allow staff to work from home during the...
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is urging the Government to proceed with plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees.
The call follows the results of a study which suggest just four per cent of businesses have struggled to...
Clearer guidance over accruing holiday leave during a period of sickness has been given by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
In a recent judgment, the minimum allowance to be carried forward was confirmed as four weeks, as specified by the Working Time Directive (WTD)....
The reduction in state benefits for long-term sickness highlights a need for income protection, according to Aviva.
In 2011 the insurance provider paid out £29.5 million to its customers for long-term ill-health or injuries. Data from the firm showed that psychiatric claims were...
Employers should take measures to help employees deal with personal issues that can lead to long-term absence.
Findings from Group Risk Development highlighted that problems at home are the main cause of leave at small to medium-sized enterprises.
However, research from...
Nearly two-thirds of employers are yet to inform staff about their leave policy during this summer’s Olympic Games.
Research from Badenoch & Clark showed that 60 per cent of firms have not told workers who wish to attend events what the leave arrangements are....
Workplace absences cost small businesses 10 per cent of their turnover, according to findings from Bupa.
Nearly two-thirds of these employers say that time off work negatively impacts their company. Around 46 per cent agreed that employee sickness contributed to a fall in turnover....
Q An employee has had to take unpaid leave for a family emergency and has now been absent for a longer period than anticipated. Initially we decided to accommodate the situation and agreed to a discretionary payment of three months’ full pay, which then reduced to half pay for a further...
The Government is attempting to minimise the impact of the Working Time Regulations (WTR) changes on British businesses.
Negotiations are taking place with the European Union to prevent damaging amendments to the directive which could cost employers more than £100...
Current approaches to absence are heightening employer and employee risk, according to a report.
Sick Notes from Ellipse and Professor Cary Cooper CBE has found that procedures have not kept pace with changing working patterns.
Key findings showed that employees’...
Q An employee started a two-week period of paid annual leave. The first day they were away they fell and broke their leg and had to be repatriated back home. They have now just returned to work after four weeks and are asking to be paid Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for the time they were away from...
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Persistent lateness, while not a gross misconduct offence, is certainly a matter that can cost companies plenty of money. This is not only true in the initial loss of time when the employee should be in work but also in the time taken to deal with the offence. This, however, is an issue that can...
Businesses are failing to prepare for the rise in absence requests over the Olympic Games period.
Nearly a third of companies have not planned for the disruptions associated with the event, according to Geoffrey Mead, Partner at Eversheds.
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Employees are more likely to attend work while ill as a result of the downturn.
A study by Nuffield Health has shown that of those who would consider going into their workplace when sick, around half said that fears over job security would be an important factor in their decision....
