{"id":379,"date":"2018-05-16T13:50:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogsource.theholidaytracker.co.uk\/?p=379"},"modified":"2024-07-26T10:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T10:34:23","slug":"three-reasons-to-use-an-absence-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/2018\/05\/16\/three-reasons-to-use-an-absence-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Reasons to Use an Absence Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Sickness absence can have a massive impact on small businesses.\u00a0 In fact, studies show that preventable sickness absence is costing the UK economy around \u00a3900 million a year.<\/p>\n Unfortunately it\u2019s an area that\u2019s often poorly managed.\u00a0 Below are three reasons why an absence management system, like The Holiday Tracker, can help you make an impact within your own business.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t currently have one robust system to manage annual leave and absence, then you\u2019re probably already aware of the frustrations and problems you\u2019re facing.<\/p>\n Having the whole process in an online system specifically designed for the task, creates a framework for best practice, and ensures the quality of your data.\u00a0 It also ensures that employees and managers know exactly what processes are expected to be followed.<\/p>\n A good absence management system enables you to track and report on sickness in real-time.\u00a0 You should be able to run and share reports with the click of a button, giving you insights into the sickness within your business and helping you spot trends.<\/p>\n The Holiday Tracker contains reports that show the number of times an employee has been off sick, as well as the total number of day\u2019s sickness.\u00a0 If an employee is regularly calling in sick on a Monday or Friday, then Sick Days Heat Maps will help you spot those patterns.\u00a0 And the Bradford Factor can be used to identify employees whose frequent sickness is causing disruption to your business.<\/p>\n There is a phenomenon known as \u201creactivity\u201d that occurs when individuals alter their performance or behaviour due to the awareness that they are being observed.<\/p>\n If your absence management system shows employees how many days sick they\u2019ve taken, then this is where reactivity can occur.\u00a0 Each time an employee logs into The Holiday Tracker to make a request or check their remaining entitlement, their sickness information is also shown.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t know if your sickness problem is getting better or worse if you\u2019re not measuring and analysing your employee sickness in a robust system.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to read more on this, check out our blog post on Why, How and When to Measure Employee Sickness<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to try The Holiday Tracker for managing absence, why not sign up to a free trial using the button below.<\/p>\n1. A robust and consistent approach to recording and monitoring employee sickness<\/h2>\n
2. Identify sickness trends<\/h2>\n
3. Modifying employee behaviour<\/h2>\n