Absence Management

Supporting employees through adoption leave is an important part of creating an inclusive workplace while meeting your obligations as an employer. From confirming eligibility and calculating statutory adoption pay to tracking notice periods and maintaining documentation, HR teams play a key role in …

Working out holiday entitlement across different contracts and schedules is a recurring challenge for HR teams. While the UK rules are clear in principle, applying them consistently across a workforce can increase the risk of calculation errors and compliance issues. This guide covers statutory holi…

Spreadsheets and manual tracking create payroll errors, compliance gaps, and zero visibility across sites. The right absence management software fixes this by fitting your organisation's size, compliance needs, and deployment capacity.

Caring responsibilities or urgent personal matters may require employees to take unpaid time away from work at short notice.

Time off in lieu (TOIL) is a commonly used system in the UK where employees choose to be compensated with paid time off instead of additional pay for overtime work. It’s often used in roles with fluctuating workloads, project deadlines, or operational peaks that require flexibility.

Unauthorised absence from work can disrupt employees. The reason is that managers may need to rearrange workloads at short notice to address such issues. This further affects operational planning and team confidence, especially when attendance issues recur.

Among the many types of leave to which employees in the UK are entitled (bereavement leave, dependants' leave, etc.), medical leave is perhaps the most common reason for absence.

When a death occurs in a family or close circle, work quickly becomes secondary to grief, practical arrangements and emotional recovery. Bereavement leave exists to give employees time off work during these circumstances.Around 1 in 8 people in the UK have gone through a bereavement since the start …

Becoming a mother marks an important stage in every personal and professional journey. From an HR perspective, it comes with a list of quite a few things to consider: legal obligations, staffing gaps, pay arrangements, and compliance. Amidst all that, supporting the health and wellbeing of pregnant …