PruHealth, Mercer & The Telegraph have joined forces once again to survey companies nationwide and assess how healthy they and their employees are in Britain’s Healthiest Company competition. Continue reading
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XpertHR 2014 absence survey results
XpertHR 2014 absence survey results have been released. The survey, which received 256 responses, found that the national average absence rate was 2.6% of working time in 2013, equivalent to six days per employee. 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.
Why benchmarking doesn’t always work
Many UK Absence statistics have been publish in recent months, by a number of high profile human resource management companies such as the CIPD and ACAS. But how useful are they, really? Continue reading
How does your company compare?
XpertHR has released a national benchmark for absence rates and costs in the UK. Although all companies are different and few operate the same, it is always good practice to check how you are doing in comparison to the rest of the UK. How does your company compare? Continue reading
Britain’s healthiest company 2013: What does it take?
To combat the UK’s growing sickness absence figures, PruHealth, Mercer & The Telegraph have joined forces to show us how it should be done. Continue reading
How to: Set absence targets to achieve good attendance
Effective absence management is highly dependent on good communication, specifically communication between management and employees. If the employee is honest and punctual in updating the employer on the status of their health or personal situation, the employer can help and manage the situation for a swift return to work and minimal impact on the remaining employees.
How to Measure Wellbeing at Work
The second in our series of ‘How to’ Guides, is an article written by guest writer Wayne Campbell at Healthy Performance.
“What you can measure, you can improve!”
With wellbeing one of the top five boardroom issues, it’s now important to measure the effectiveness and impact of your wellbeing programme, not just implement initiatives. Continue reading
Do absence targets really work?
The theory is that setting absence targets improves attendance at work but is there evidence to back this? XpertHR has published figures stating that only 44% of employers in the UK set attendance targets, yet of those, 79% believe that the targets have drastically improved their experience of absence management. So why haven’t more companies joined in? Continue reading