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Absence rate remains at 2.8% of working time lost
Our 2012 XpertHR research into absence rates and costs finds that absence from work was worth an average of 2.8% - and a median of 2.5% - of working time in 2011, equivalent to an average of 6.4 days per employee. Sickness absence cost employers an average of £618 per head in 2011.
Sickness absence levels show gradual improvement
Personnel Today looks at XpertHR research into absence rates and costs, and commentary from the TUC.
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XpertHR absence benchmarking dashboard 2012/13
XpertHR's absence benchmarking dashboard provides you with all the data resources you need to measure and monitor levels, costs and causes of sickness absence at your organisation.
Good practice: Attendance management
This section of the XpertHR good practice manual discusses the management of attendance, including procedures, review meetings, possible causes of frequent non-attendance and ways of encouraging and promoting attendance.
Good practice: Sickness absence management
The XpertHR good practice manual looks at the management of both long- and short-term sickness absence, including measures to promote employee health and reduce absence, sickness absence policies, paying sick pay and rehabilitation after long-term sickness.
How to deal with sickness absence
This guide from the XpertHR "how to" section covers dealing with long-term sickness absence, obtaining medical reports and arranging cover.
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| London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics |
Employers' plans for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics: XpertHR survey
With the London 2012 Olympic Games running from 27 July until 12 August, and the Paralympic Games from 29 August to 9 September, employers are likely to face a range of workforce issues. XpertHR surveyed 185 employers on their planned working arrangements.
Olympics: employer guidance
While the Games will create opportunities for many businesses, they may also present employers with some challenges. To help employers deal with any issues that may arise, we have gathered together information from XpertHR on the subject, along with links to external resources for employers.
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| Occupational health round-up |
How to identify illness deception in the workplace
Government assessments of people's fitness to work have revealed what occupational health practitioners have known for a long time: a minority of individuals on sickness leave are only pretending to be ill. How can occupational health identify these malingerers?
Ten ways to encourage healthy eating at work
Occupational Health magazine outlines 10 steps to help organisations spread the healthy eating message in the workplace.
Counterweight: a proactive approach to workplace obesity
Risks to the health of obese employees have implications for the workplace, but an awareness scheme aims to tackle issues at the early stages.
Changing attitudes to mental health
With the abundance of guidance and research available, occupational health practitioners should now be well placed to help ease the stigma of mental ill health.
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HR data round-up July 2012: Benchmarking planned redundancies
XpertHR's HR data round-up for July 2012 looks at our latest benchmarking data on how employers manage redundancy. We also provide links to all the latest additions to XpertHR Benchmarking and present our regular round-up of the best HR data blog posts.
Why measuring employee engagement and loyalty is a problem
Can employee engagement scores measure employee commitment and loyalty? Research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Kingston University concludes that employers should distinguish between transactional and emotional engagement.
Fees for bringing employment tribunal claims set for summer 2013
Hot on the heels of Mr Justice Underhill's recommendations for reforming employment tribunal procedures comes the Government's response to its consultation on fees for bringing employment tribunal claims, which it says will be introduced in summer 2013.
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ABSENCE RATES AND COSTS SURVEY 2012
Every year, we gather information from employers on absence rates and sickness absence costs. Our latest findings show a slow but sure year-on-year decline in overall absence levels across employers over the past five years - from a median of 3.2% of working time lost to absence in 2007, compared with 2.5% in 2011.
Among our matched sample, the median absence rate stood at 2.5% for 2011, a drop from 2.8% recorded in 2010.
XpertHR has a variety of tools available to HR practitioners to help reduce absence rates - and the accompanying costs - from good practice guides on attendance management and sickness absence management to a "how to" guide on managing sickness absence among employees.
 Noelle Murphy
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