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It’s just the odd day here and there. You didn’t even notice until a colleague pointed it out to you. Now you have noticed it though – you’re fully aware that you have a team member who is persistently off work with short term illnesses like colds and tummy bugs. No longer than one or […]
Sickness Absence Jackie is an Occupational Health Professional, working with organisations to help prevent work-related illness and injury. Jackie spends much of her time in businesses, encouraging safe working practices, looking at how employees work and how they could work better, monitoring the health of employees and supporting the management of sickness absence. Keeping HR […]
YES! If an employee can prove (by way of a fit note from a medical professional) that they were unfit for work for all or part of their annual leave, they are entitled to re-take that annual leave at a later date. Of course, that means that they will be on sick leave for the […]
Long term sickness absences are unavoidable yet they can cause just as much pain to the employer as the employee. Both parties feel frustrated and can find the situation difficult to manage. Our top tip for employers handling long term sickness absence can really help you to manage the challenges that these situations can bring. […]
The most nerve-racking part of starting a new job is the first day, so here are some ways for you to make this as enjoyable as possible for your new starter. Onboarding This part of the process includes that awful time between interview and starting in a new job. Just prior to interview there is […]
Probably one of the most important steps for a candidate in the recruitment process is post interview, here we will talk a little about how you can help make the process less stressful even if you are giving bad news. Post interview This is the stage where you as an employer can make the biggest […]
As we discussed in the last post, the application process can turn applicants off so make sure it is engaging and not too complicated. Today we will talk a bit about pre-interview and how to make this an engaging part of the process for the candidate. Pre-interview Consider the information you include when inviting candidates […]
Last time we talked about the research a candidate might do before applying for a position with your company, today we will run through the application process. Application process This is the step that can be most frustrating and can cause many candidates to lost interest. You should consider how much information you need from […]
For you as an employer the decision to recruit is a big one. There are so many challenges to consider, cost, time to recruit and train and concerns over finding the right person for your business. As an employer do you ever think about the candidate experience? If not, you are missing a trick in […]
This week sees Thanksgiving being celebrated in America and whist we don’t celebrate it here, it is a perfect time to say thanks! As an employer do you say thanks to employees? There are some who think thanks is not needed after all it is their job and they get paid, surely that’s enough. But […]
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