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Absence and Sickness Management

Absence and minor sickness are two of the major way in which employers lose money. There are a number of different causes of absence, and a number of ways in which employers can manage absence and sickness effectively.

Minor absence causes significant costs to 90 per cent of businesses in the UK, according to recent research. Employee absence averages approximately eight working days per staff member per year.

Sickness and illnesses

There are a number of different reasons why employees take time off their work. These include short-term sickness, long-term sickness, unauthorised absence, authorised absence and various types of leave.

Abesence for employers

Absence should be measured by all businesses, because this enables more effective management. All organisations should assess whether they have a problem with absence, in order to decide how to tackle it. Few employers monitor absence, and even less plan targets to reduce it.

There are a number of ways to manage time lost through absence, including effective absence policies.

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