Absence management

Absence dashboard « Scroll over image for detail or click to expand. View rolling absence figures at-a-glance, from Bradford Factor scores to costs by activity and department. All charts come with drill-down for instant access to the finer information.

In a lean economy, few organisations can afford to overlook factors that affect morale, productivity and profitability. This makes absence as much of a performance indicator as more 'traditional' KPIs such as turnover and profit.

We provide all the tools you need to accurately measure absence levels within your organisation - and implement robust procedures that both engage employees and positively impact your bottom line.

Collecting absence data

Access HR software makes it quick and simple to collect timely, accurate absence records. Using configurable electronic forms and drop-down menus, you can capture and report on the precise information you need, from sickness and holidays to hospital visits. For example:

• Name of employee
• Contact details
• Date of first day of absence
• Cause e.g. work-related
• Working days absent
• Further action required
• Any risks / specific needs or adjustments.

Self-service

Using our web-based self-service portal, staff can easily record and edit absence requests via the internet before sending it to a manager for approval (Authorisation can be set at as many levels as you require).

Analysing absence

Absence can be analysed using standard reports (incorporating Bradford Factor if required) or viewed from one of our many standard dashboard charts.

Analysing KPIs via dashboards

Our Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard tools take raw data held in your HR system and makes it easy to understand via top-level graphs and charts. Using dashboards, your managers could log on first thing in the morning and see all absences for his/her team and monitor the situation as it unfolds, in real-time.

Information you could monitor via dashboards might consist of:

• Benchmarking figures - enabling you to compare your absence levels against other companies - both nationally, locally and in comparison to other sectors
• Company-wide comparisons - the lengths, types and frequencies of absence across your organisation as well as different departments (who may well have different absence targets).

Armed with these up-to-the-moment statistics, decision-makers have the detailed and accurate information they need to investigate reasons for absence, and develop new procedures and incentives.

Further information:

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