Tag Archive for Absence

The top ten worst excuses for absence of 2017

What were the worst excuses for absence in 2017? The ELAS Group specialises in absence management, and has released its annual top ten list ahead of what was previously known as ‘National Sickie Day’. The top ten worst excuses for 2017 are: 1. I have to move house today and only found out last night
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Absence rates show Blue Monday and National Sickie Day are no more

New statistics released today by the ELAS Group show the absence rates for the first half of 2017. 9,300 employees from 75 companies across the UK were surveyed. Whether it’s due to increased publicity or growth in the number of employers using intelligent software to monitor absences, the figures from the first half of the
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127 million hours of work absence taken last year due to mental health problems

The report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that the number of days taken off work with mental health problems has increased 25 per cent year on year (2014 to 2015). The data, which studies sickness absence in the UK from 2013 to 2015 inclusively, also finds that musculoskeletal, neck and back pain are top factors
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