You may have read about the court case that has recently been the topic of much talk and many articles in the HR world because the judges allowed the employee to submit secret recordings of the her hearings with the employer as evidence. Continue reading
Category Archives: Absence management
Do call centres enhance absence management?
Absence management is a 24 hour job. If your employees need to call in sick, restricting the time in which they can notify you just isn’t realistic. But on the other hand, expecting managers to be on call for absence 24 hours a day isn’t realistic either. The solution is call centres, but the question is: Do call centres enhance absence management? Or should this be a management responsibility only? Continue reading
Rules about employment tribunals have changed
In an attempt to tackle the number – and cost – of disputes between employees and employers, the Government have introduced new rules about employment tribunals. Here is our update on what is new. Continue reading
The internet’s effects on HR
The CIPD published an article giving us 6 reasons why the Internet has changed HR for the better. This is particularly relevant given that the internet celebrates its 25th anniversary this week – and in adage to this wonderful invention, we’d like to add a few more reasons to the list. Here are 10 of the internet’s effects on HR – all positive of course! Continue reading
Technophobia is costing your business time and money!
Working away from the office is slowly becoming the norm thanks to flexible working and smaller management teams. However, an article published today revealed that thanks to technophobia 80% of 1000 middle managers in the UK felt they weren’t offered sufficient technology to enable them to work away from the office. Continue reading
Good absence data is more than dates and times
As the title states, good absence data is more than dates and times – and this has been proven more than ever here at Honeydew recently.
The team at Honeydew Health are used to gathering and sorting data for audits of historic absence statistics on behalf of clients to get a clear picture of absence from before implementing Honeydew’s absence and attendance management system, Engage.
Meet the Usual Suspects – Wild Bill Ghost
The final member of our gang of the Usual Suspects is Wild Bill Ghost. He is the archetype of a problem long term absentee. Here’s a brief description of Wild Bill, see if you recognise him?
Today is National Sickie Day
The first Monday in February is the day workers in the UK are most likely to call in sick – the National Sickie Day. The cold weather, post-Christmas credit card bills and the long months ahead before summer and holidays all contribute to many employees deciding to stay in bed on this day. Continue reading
Meet the Usual Suspects – Sleeps-with-Smartphone
In the second of our series welcoming you to the Usual Suspects of absence management, we are introducing you to Sleeps-with-Smartphone. Continue reading
Meet the Usual Suspects – Buffalo Skiver
Over the years, we at Honeydew Health have started to notice absence patterns that are all too familiar in many organisations. To bring them to your attention, we have characterised these Usual Suspects, that we feel everybody can relate to. Continue reading