Only 30% of employers say their absence policies reflect their new working practices
The survey of more than 200 HR professionals found that, surprisingly, only 30% of organisations have updated their absence policies to reflect new ways of working – such as remote and flexible working, with only a further 26% planning to adjust them. This means that nearly half of employers have no plans to ensure their absence policies reflect new working arrangements.
In addition, our joint survey also discovered that:
- 55% of line managers are not enforcing company absence procedures
- Only 42% of HR professionals say they have KPIs or other business metrics they use to actively track absences
- 87% of HR professionals believe employees take ‘sickies’
- 79% of HR professionals working with hybrid and remote workers don’t have any visibility when staff are off sick.
Paul Bauer, Head of Content at Cezanne HR, said: “With finances squeezed and labour markets becoming tighter, organisations will be looking to operate as efficiently as possible. However, our survey has revealed there are numerous issues preventing HR teams from successfully managing unplanned, short-term absences – especially when it comes to remote and flexibly-working employees.”
“Although businesses can’t control if and when their staff become ill, our survey has shown that organisations must put in place effective strategies and procedures to help them cope with rising levels of sick leave. Luckily, the findings in this report will help them do exactly that.”
You can download the full report and actionable insights by following this link.
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Cezanne HR’s mission is to remove the cost and complexity from enterprise-level HR software. Their modern, secure Cloud-based software lets companies quickly and effectively digitise, streamline and improve every aspect of human resources management.
Designed for UK and global businesses, Cezanne HR’s software covers the entire employee lifecycle and includes modules for core HR, recruitment, onboarding, absence and performance management, time tracking, career and succession planning, workforce analytics and now pulse surveys.
With an open API, integrations with leading third-party solutions, Cezanne HR is purposely designed to be exceptionally quick to deploy and easy to manage. Trusted by employees in over 125 countries worldwide, customers include LifeSearch, HyperOptic, Vision Direct and Open GI. Learn more at www.cezannehr.com
