Occupational Health looks at the relationship between the workplace and health. Furthermore, this also focuses on the individual concerned as a patient and an employee. As part of our occupational health Glasgow, Fife and Scotland service, we can support you to help...
According to the CIPD Annual Survey Report, absence levels and the cost of absence are down. In fact, the average level of employee absence is at 6.6 days per employee. Although the causes of absence remain unchanged – including minor illness, stress, and acute mental...
The summer season can be hectic with managing holiday planning in your business. This is the time of year when your staff are flying out to warmer climates. Some employees with young children may not have this opportunity. Working parents can be faced with balancing...
We get asked HR related questions every day and each week we will be sharing our top question of the week that we have been asked here at The HR Booth.In this week’s question of the week, Alistair explains what to do when an employee goes AWOL. Question One of my...
People get ill all of the time but you need to make sure your staff aren’t abusing any sick pay benefits you offer. According to the latest research, the average UK worker is absent from work for 8.4 days a year, costing businesses around £12 billion, which works out...
As a business owner or manager, you will have encountered absence concerns in your organisation, whether it is short-term, persistent or long-term absence. Absence has a detrimental impact on businesses, particularly SMEs where the impact is greater as other...
The London Olympics will be a “watershed moment” that embeds widespread flexible working practices in the UK, the Family and Parenting Institute charity has said. According to the charity, the adoption of family friendly flexi-time by a large number of employers...