The HR Forum

An absence of absence?

Call me sad, but I was looking to compare a client's sickness absence rate with the latest data.  Below is the ONS data for 2016 published in March 2017.

There were a couple of things which struck me first that absence is pretty low at only 1.9% for 2

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Travel Expenses for Interview Candidates

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Hi

We're reviewing some of our recruitment procedures and I wondered what other organisations are doing these days regarding offering travelling expenses for candidates comes for interview?

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Just for fun - top 10 excuses for absence?

Hi all

I am sure out there amongst us we have a huge amount of experience and I wondered what was the best reason that an employee has provided for their absence (whether genuine or not?)

I will start the ball rolling, we once had an employee who phone

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How to manage sickness issues with uncooperative employees

Hi all

A really useful article on how to manage sickness issues with uncooperative employees.  A question I am currently dealing with at the moment.

http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/manage-sickness-uncooperative-employees-obtaining-a-medical-report/

Wha

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Rolling 12 month period

Hi All

Looking for guidance and what you all do with regards to company sick pay.We pay 15 days full pay and 15 half pay over a rolling 12 month period however the company sick pay is discretionary.

I have just had an employee ask what is the rolling

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