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Absence rate remains at 2.8% of working time lost: 2012 XpertHR survey
Our 2012 research into absence rates and costs finds that absence from work was worth an average of 2.8% - and a median of 2.5% - of working time in 2011, equivalent to an average of 6.4 days per employee. Sickness absence cost employers an average of £618 per head in 2011.
Good practice: Attendance management
This section of the XpertHR good practice manual discusses the management of attendance, including procedures, review meetings, possible causes of frequent non-attendance and ways of encouraging and promoting attendance.
Good practice: Sickness absence management
The XpertHR good practice manual looks at the management of both long- and short-term sickness absence, including measures to promote employee health and reduce absence, sickness absence policies, paying sick pay and rehabilitation after long-term sickness.
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How employers align HR with the business: 2012 XpertHR survey
HR strategies are usually integrated with, or linked to, organisational goals, but HR staff are removed from this planning process at one-third of the organisations in this XpertHR research.
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Complete our absence and labour turnover rates survey
Take part in our confidential ongoing research on absence and labour turnover rates to ensure that you receive the most up-to-date figures. Completing it will also mean that you get a complimentary copy of our latest findings.
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Employers' changes in psychometric testing: 2012 XpertHR survey
We examine the changes that employers have made to their testing regimes and how they supervise and score tests in this XpertHR survey on psychometric testing.
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UK economy shrinks in Q2 2012, as double-dip recession drags on
The UK's double-dip recession is ongoing, with the economy shrinking for a third consecutive quarter, by 0.7%.
Eight key decisions on holiday and long-term sickness absence
We round up the key decisions that the Government will have to take into account when it drafts legislation to give effect to European Court of Justice case law on the relationship between holiday pay and long-term sick leave.
"Don't bother drawing up a social media policy": is this the worst ever advice on social media?
What's the worst piece of advice you've ever heard about social media?
This question was inspired by a thought-provoking blog post from Russell Working on the PR Daily blog.
Most effective recruitment methods are not the most widely used
The candidate-attraction methods that employers rate as most effective are not necessarily the most commonly used ones, XpertHR Benchmarking research on key recruitment metrics in 2012 suggests.
No age discrimination against Daily Telegraph sketchwriter
A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 16 July 2012, including a Daily Telegraph sketchwriter who lost his age discrimination claim.
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ABSENCE RATES AND COSTS IN 2011
We have been gathering information on absence rates and sickness absence costs since the 1990s. Our latest research, based on findings from 343 employers, shows a slow but sure year-on-year decline in overall absence levels over the past five years - from a median of 3.2% of working time lost in 2007 to 2.5% in 2011.
This reduction is likely to be due to a number of factors, including better management of absence on the part of employers and, specifically, line managers. It may also be a reflection of the Government's focus in this area, with various public-policy initiatives, such as the health, work and wellbeing agenda and the national sickness absence review published last year.
Also in this issue, we examine the findings of our research looking at how HR aligns itself with its organisation's overall business strategy. We find that two-thirds of employers without an HR strategy believe that their organisation would perform better if they had one.
 Noelle Murphy
Employment relations,
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