Absence management refers to sickness-related or unauthorised absence from work. The 2007 CBI / AXA absence survey puts the cost of absence to employers at over £13bn a year while the annual cost per ...

Employers still have to turn the corner in the management of sickness absence, with the latest figures showing absence rates rising despite the higher priority of the issue in recent years. The ...

The Welfare Reform Bill will force employers to rethink absence management policies, with emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation. Despite reports that sick employees would rather drag themselves to ...

You can only solve problems if there is a real and specific problem to solve. As with many obvious things it remains hidden in plain sight and is thus routinely ignored. Costly and time-consuming HR ...