Is your absence level 25% higher than you think?

Myths of absence management: Day-1 Absence Reporting increases absence because employees don’t have to speak with their manager. In fact, Day-1 Absence Reporting – initially – increases absence levels because all absence is recorded. Relying on managers to report absence data is prone to under-reporting and gaps in the data. Furthermore, with Day-1, the absence […]

UK Absence at highest level in a decade

Yesterday, September 26th, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) released its annual Health and Wellbeing at Work survey report. The survey, which was conducted in March and April 2023, showed the highest absence levels measured in the last decade with 7.8 days of sickness absence on average across all sectors and sizes of […]

New improved live absence dashboard

We’re excited to announce that we are adding new data to the live dashboard on Engage. In addition to the period statistics that users are already familiar with, we are expanding the Today’s Snapshot section to cover a whole host of new information. This update is aimed to provide more prompts to line managers for […]

Modular RTW form

A little while back, Engage released an exciting feature that a lot of HR teams have been asking for: a modular Return-to-Work form.

Calculate your absence costs

Our new absence cost calculator is now live. With just a few metrics about your business, you can get an instant result of your direct absence cost per day and per annum. The results are shown in a donut diagram that splits the overall value to sick pay and replacement staff costs.

The World Cup and Absence Levels

What would happen if England wins the World Cup? We are just a few days away from the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Even surrounded by criticism, tested loyalties and national teams taking a stand on different issues. This World Cup has brought together the whole world, whether or not you are a […]

Portesbery School Case Study

“THERE MUST BE SOMETHING BETTER OUT THERE” “We looked at other systems that were available and obviously Honeydew appealed to us the most at the time and we stayed since – and it has proved its worth.” Portesbery School provides schooling and support for children and young people with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), sensory impairments, […]

Infinis Absence Management Case Study

“WE NOW HAVE ONE SOURCE OF TRUTH” Infinis is the UK’s leading renewable energy company and prides itself on being one of the few companies leading the charge to make a positive impact on climate change. Infinis is headquartered in Northampton and employs around 300 staff across 150+ UK sites. 65% of the workforce are […]

Focus on mental health after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted

Throughout the pandemic, the uncertainty and worries have heightened the mental health issues everyone has to deal with in their daily lives. On 9th February, Boris Johnson announced that the last Covid isolation rule could be scrapped a month early. That would mean we’ll be back to ‘normal’ life, in terms of work and socialising, […]