While working in an office, various errands can come up at a personal front, which might require the employee’s attention and make it difficult for them to come to the office. While there is nothing wrong with taking occasional authorised absences from work due to some important work, it becomes a problem when these absences…
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be a difficult time for anyone as it can take a toll on one’s physical, mental, and emotional health. The death of a family member does not only require one time to grieve but also to take care of finances and funeral arrangements. It is difficult…
With home and now hybrid working part of the new reality, increased absence due to the endemic Covid-19 variants, and the threat of industrial action targeted at disrupting commuters, having a good, trustworthy, and intuitive leave management system has never been so important. Failure to implement such a plan can have unfortunate consequences on your…
Part-time workers enjoy the same benefits of statuary sick pay (SSP) as do full-time workers. Therefore, managing employee absence for part-time staff is essentially no different from standard absence management for full-time staff, but there are some provisos. For instance, you need to understand the difference between part-time workers, workers on zero-hours contracts, and agricultural…
Among the many things to come out of last year’s work from home and remote worker trend is an increased use of online spreadsheets. With more and more people working from home or participating in hybrid work environments, online spreadsheets were an easy way for anyone adept at Excel to share data with the rest…
