HRreview

Employee absence strains employers as long-term ill-health rises

Rising sickness and long-term ill-health are pushing employers to rethink how they manage attendance, costs and workforce support.
theHRDIRECTOR

Short-term sickness absence is a huge problem, can SSP reforms help?

Findings from WorkNest found that pressure is already placed on businesses with more than a third (37%) saying high levels of short-term, frequent absence is their main challenge when it comes to ...

Companies urged to bypass ‘fit note’ system with health plans for sick staff

Employers will be asked to bypass the “fit note” system by drawing up stay-in-work plans for millions of staff with long-term health conditions. A British government-backed drive to keep people in ...
Real Business

How Better Health Awareness In The Workplace Reduces Absenteeism & Presenteeism

By Dr. Joseph Novoa Libermann, a specialist in integrative women's health and bioidentical hormone balancing for the Marion ...
Corporate Adviser

Broadstone and Sovereign Risk Management partner on absence insurance solution

Broadstone and Sovereign Risk Management have partnered to provide an absence insurance solution that combines financial protection, employee wellbeing and ...
HR Magazine

Gen Z sickness absence sparks calls for better management, not stricter rules

The vast majority of Gen Z (4 out of 5) called in sick at some point during 2025, making this cohort the most likely to have a sickness absence, according to data analysis published yesterday (28 ...