The downward trend in sickness absence rates has stalled, according to the 2013 XpertHR absence rates and costs survey.
Previous XpertHR figures have shown a slow but sure year-on-year decline in overall absence levels across employers over the past five… continue
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Fall in UK absence stalls, finds new XpertHR research
Rachel Suff 19 June 2013 
Long-term sickness absence: five things UK employers may not know about phased returns to work
Madeleine Graham 17 June 2013 Following our free webinar on 5 June, in which Laurie Anstis of Boyes Turner LLP talked UK employers through managing long-term sickness absence, our latest XpertHR “how to” guide looks at the practical and legal issues that can arise in… continue
Paid Parental Leave Does Not Replace Workplace Flexibility
Melissa Burdorf 16 May 2013 What’s the best approach to take on parental leave benefits when it comes to recruiting and retaining existing, new or expectant parents? Is it all about paid leave? Or should the focus be on work-life balance? Or maybe a little… continue
Easter, Passover, Hot Dogs & Veganism: Accommodating Religion in the Workplace
Beth Zoller 27 March 2013 Are the hot dogs all beef? Does the rice and beans have ham in it? Is there pork in that egg roll? These are some questions I often find myself asking before taking a bite. My husband makes fun of… continue
Employers Must Respond To Make Sure Women Keep Pace in the Workplace
Beth Zoller 7 March 2013 As we celebrate Women’s History Month in March, we recognize that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan’s life changing book The Feminine Mystique which ignited the women’s liberation movement and caused immense social and political change on all… continue
Down the Shore Everything WILL be All Right
Melissa Burdorf 19 December 2012 As a born and raised jersey girl when I first saw the devastation of Hurricane Sandy I could barely breathe. I immediately felt a need to get in my car and take that parkway south drive to the jersey shore… continue
Measuring, monitoring & managing absence in 2012
Michael Carty 6 August 2012 I’m very pleased to report that we’ve just made a major enhancement to XpertHR Benchmarking.
We’ve added an extensive range of interactive benchmarking data resources to help your organisation measure, monitor and manage absence rates and costs in 2012/2013:
Absence… continue
Industry expert writes XpertHR’s guide to stress management
Bar Huberman 1 June 2012 XpertHR’s good practice guide to stress management has just been published. It focuses on what employers can do to deter stress and, where employees experience stress, rehabilitate them, including by promoting psychological wellbeing.
I’m pleased to say that the author… continue
Drop in days lost to sickness absence
Rachel Suff 21 May 2012 131 million working days were lost due to sicknessabsence or injury in the UK in 2011, according to latest figures released bythe Office for National Statistics (ONS). When compared with 1993, this figure equates to a 26% fall, when 178 milliondays… continue
Does your organisation have a retention problem?
Rachel Suff 14 May 2012 The 2011 XpertHR labour turnover and absence survey showed that voluntary resignation rates stood at an average of 10.1%, with therecession still having a negative impact on some organisations’ labour turnoverpatterns.
What is the right voluntary resignation rate? Theanswer is… continue
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