The Number ‘1’ Cause of P.E.O.P.L.E. Disease… Employee Absence Workplace culture and job satisfaction have a big impact on wellbeing and absence. The organisational culture influences employee absence. Does your business have an absence problem? How much is absence costing your business? (and I don’t just mean in direct costs) Is the real problem the culture in your organisation? Managing absence is… Read More
7 Cures For P.E.O.P.L.E. Disease Managing difficult employees is an important part of solving P.E.O.P.L.E. Disease. It’s never easy, and it’s a skill that can take years to develop. When managers identify problem employees (one of the many symptoms of P.E.O.P.L.E. Disease) they can be managed — either to improve behaviour and performance, or to exit them from the business. Here… Read More
Unpaid time off to accompany an expectant mother to ante-natal appointments You may have seen in the news that on 1 October 2014, expectant fathers or the partner (including same sex) of a pregnant woman are now entitled to take unpaid time off work to accompany the woman to up to 2 of her ante-natal appointments.… Read More
Abolition of Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS) From 6 April 2014 any employer who pays Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will not be able to claim under the Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS) for any SSP due after 6 April 2014. As an employer you will still be required to pay SSP. The Government will be introducing later in the year, no date… Read More
Fit notes…Are they fit for purpose? On the 4th October Personnel Today magazine announced that in a potentially groundbreaking study, researchers from Nottingham University will investigate the best way to use fit notes to facilitate a timely return to work for those with health conditions. Not before time I say. I have found that fit notes submitted by GPs are in… Read More
