Category: Absence Management

Top tips for fighting presenteeism in the care sector

Worker sits at desk while ill

The current economy is constantly pushing employers and businesses to do more with less – and the unfortunate side-effect is a new culture of presenteeism, which sees workers coming into the workplace despite being unable to meet their usual levels of productivity. Presenteeism can actually be more harmful than absenteeism. It’s been speculated that presenteeism… Read more »

Public Sector VS Private Sector on Sick Leave

stressed female primary school teacher having headache in classroom

New figures released by the CIPD have revealed that workers in the public sector take more sick leave than private sector workers. There is a difference in the number of average sick days taken per year – 7.9 days in the public sector compared to 5.5 days in the private sector. Along with recent strikes… Read more »