Absenteeism levels three times higher at large firms - GRiD

According to the survey of 500 HR decision makers in 500 UK business (including 100 in companies with more than 250 employees), 5% of HR decision makers also admitted to not recording or monitoring absence at all - more prevalent for SMEs (6%) than those with over 250 employees (1%). This equates to nearly 300,000 businesses across the UK with no idea of staff sickness rates. Meanwhile, 55% of large businesses believe they have a higher sickness rate than their industry average, with 25% blaming ineffective absence management. Group risk benefits Pointing to group risk products as ...