Line manager training in absence management can significantly reduce employee absence, yet almost a quarter (23%) of employers fail to provide it, according to research from XpertHR. Workforce absence ...

Employers that targeted line managers for absence management training saw improved absence rates at two-thirds (64%) of organisations, according to new research from XpertHR. The research reveals that ...

TRAINING for line managers to understand and manage sickness among employees is the key to reducing costly absenteeism in companies, according to the Engineering Employers’ Federation. TRAINING for ...

Employee absence is a significant cost for many organisations, yet research suggests that only a third of employers monitor that cost. Employees may need time off for a variety of reasons, from ...

Nearly two-fifths of UK businesses (37%) have seen an increase in stress-related absence over the past year, with heavy workloads and poor management to blame, according to a new report from the CIPD ...

There is no shortage of statistics on rates of staff absence. And systems are now being developed that not only record absence data but actually predict when an employee will next be off. The danger ...