August 2014 news reports interesting workplace initiatives aimed at improving performance around the world. These innovative approaches to productivity come from Germany, where employees are being allowed to delete all incoming mail whilst on holiday and from Japan, where employees are encouraged to nap at work.

As with any business strategy, good data is the key to success and absence management is no different. As we like to say around here: “good absence management starts with good data.” How good is your data, really?

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 […]

Whether you are sitting at a desk all day or doing a more physical job there is a certain amount of stress placed on your spine. One in five employees reports that their daily commute puts a strain on their back. At some point in our lives most of us will have back pain for […]

17th March was St Patrick’s Day yesterday and if, like many, you consumed more than your yearly recommended intake of alcohol, you may have cursed your alarm this morning. Of course you have to get up and go to work for 8 hours, the whole time promising yourself that you will never drink like that […]

Now that most of us have a heavier work load than ever, it’s important for us not to allow work to swamp our private lives. Whilst overtime is commonplace when necessary, constant overtime is not. So here are some tips on how to leave work on time.

This great infographic by Greatist explains why good posture is SO important and how to improve it. What a great visual guide to improving your posture and ridding us from back pain and musculoskeletal problems!

Learn from one of the greatest military commanders of all time how to prioritise tasks. In this day and age where we are overloaded with information it can often be very difficult to decide where we should focus our efforts. This article outlines a simple decision-making framework for prioritisation.

Lord Freud said recently “Providing support where it’s needed most will help to reduce the length of time employees take off sick which in turn will cut sick pay costs, improve economic output and reduce the chance of people falling out of work and having to claim benefits”. It is for this reason that the […]

At Honeydew Health we believe the difference between absence management and attendance management comes down to creating a holistic positive approach.