Tag Archives: absence policy

How to manage employees who pull sickies?

December 17, 2020 Absence management, Blog, Tips, absence management, absence myths, absence policy, absence triggers, best practice, mythbusting, pulling sickies, short term absence, Inka

Managers may often feel that they ‘know’ when employees are faking an absence. The gut feeling may be based on their personal relationship with the employee or the fact that they have noticed patterns of absence e.g. repeatedly taking sick days on a Friday. Relying on instict is not an approach we recommend. This article explains the best practice for addressing absences that you think may not be genuine.

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Absence management more essential work than ever

July 31, 2020 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, absence management, absence policy, absence prevention, best practice, healthy attendance, management, UK government, wellbeing, Inka

Do you struggle to record who on your payroll is isolating, shielding, furloughed or recently reported possible Covid-19 symptoms? Are you tired of keeping your teams updated with ever-changing public health advice? Is your company balancing the tightrope between safeguarding staff whilst staying in business? If so, you are definitely not alone. The good news is that a robust absence management system can help make these tasks easier. Below are a few points to illustrate why absence management is essential work in the era of Coronavirus, especially for those employing essential workers. Continue reading →

Why we don’t promote the Bradford Factor

July 4, 2017 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, absence policy, absence triggers, Inka

The Bradford Factor is a neat mathematical formula for calculating absence levels and triggering management action. It is focused on targeting frequent short-term absence, based on the principle that this type of absence is more disruptive to the workplace. The Bradford Factor formula is: Continue reading →

How to: Implement Absence Management?

November 25, 2015 About Engage, Absence management, Blog, Tips, Top Story, absence management software, absence policy, absence prevention, best practice, how to, implementing absence management, leadership, Line managers, solutions, Inka

One thing Honeydew knows how to do well is implement Absence Management effectively. However we also know that it can be tricky for companies to implement a new and better way of dealing with staff absenteeism. We are here to make it simple for you to encourage as many of your team to embrace an improved approach to maximising attendance. Continue reading →

Our response to “5 reasons NOT to have an absence policy”

July 15, 2015 Absence management, Blog, Tips, absence policy, best practice, flexible working, HR, presenteeism, proactive management, stress, Inka

Some time ago, we came across an article that suggested it is sometimes better not to have an absence policy. The subject of criticism was strict attendance policies, which were said to breed discontent and be counter-productive to employee engagement among other things. Continue reading →

Are your employees playing policies too well?

May 18, 2015 Absence management, Blog, Tips, Top Story, absence policy, absence triggers, long term absence, short term absence, targets, Inka

Whilst absence triggers can be highly effective in cutting your absence levels, the way you set them is critical to their success. Understand how your absence policy works in real life when employees start to take advantage of loopholes. Continue reading →