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According to the CIPD Annual survey report done in 2015 these are the top reasons manual and none manual employees gave for being off work for a short period of time. Minor illnesses such as sickness, flu were the most common reasons given, followed by muscular injuries and back pain.
Not all employee absence reasons are seen to be acceptable by employers.A recent study has revealed that employees are most likely to let you have the day off if you are sick but are less likely to appreciate you taking time off because you are stressed. The study also revealed that employers n employees view flu as being an acceptable reason not to go to work.
There are a number of reasons why an employee may need to take a day off work sick. However not all excuses used are considered acceptable to an employer. A survey carried out on 2,500 employees and employers in the UK has revealed the most accepted reasons for people taking the day off. It won’t come as a surprise to anyone that vomiting and diarrhoea are the top two acceptable reasons, with 73 percent of employees choosing not to spread the sickness bug around the office and a further 71% not risking the journey into work with a bad stomach.
The survey also showed that flu was the next valid reason to take a day off with 58% of employers and employees admitting they wouldn’t expect attendance with flu like symptoms. Surprisingly despite the all growing rise of the mighty ‘man flu’ the study also showed that woman were more likely to call in sick than men.
Being able to effectively manage your workforce is a crucial part of any business. Implementing Ceequel® Time and Attendance suite lets you easily monitor your employees and note which are out of the office and log the reason for absence.
This information is easily accessible to all mangers within your organisation and reports can be generated on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. Reports can also be ran using a number of terms to show a more detailed outlook on individual absence’s and reasons for absence allowing you to monitor and spot when certain employees are taking advantage.
For more information on how you can manage your employees, contact us today!
The reasons employees give employers for being off sick can range from believable to down right bizarre but not all employees are actually ill. A recent survey carried out on human resource personal showed that a high percentage of people have taken a day off work when they weren’t actually sick.
When it comes to taking time off work, employees have been known to come up with many creative and sometimes justifiable excuses as to why they are unable to make it into the workplace. These excuses can range from the bizarre to downright unbelievable. This is often because an employee at some point in their career will reach a point where they feel they need to take a day off.
Surprisingly, a survey carried out by CareerBuilder of 5,647 full-time employees, hiring managers and human resources personnel, found that 38 percent of employees had taken a sick day in the past year when they weren’t actually ill ! We’ve all been there, after all there’s nothing worse than waking up on a weekday morning, barely able to open your eyes, then realising you have to get up and go to work.
Although ringing in sick at the time may seem like a good idea, most employers actually know when you’re faking it. CareerBuilder’s survey showed that 33 percent of businesses will check if an employee is actually ill.
67 percent of employers admitted to asking for a Fit note (sick note) with a further 49 percent making a personal phone call. The survey found that 32 percent of companies had checked an employee’s social media channels to see if that person had been out the night before.
As a business, making sure you stay on top of the days and reasons your employees have off is key. Implementing Elf Productivity’s Ceequel Time and Attendance system can help you monitor your employees absences. Reports can be configured within the system to run based on a number of factors, thus monitoring the days your employees take off on a monthly or yearly basis. This functionality allows you to spot any absence patterns.
For more information on how you can manage your employee absences using Ceequel Time and Attendance, contact us today !
Here at Elf Productivity Ltd we provide our customers with a wide variety of ways to clock. Deciding how to clock your companies time and attendance data can come down to a number of factors such as cost, situated area and preferred method. Clocking systems with fob and proximity capabilities are available as well as biometric systems.
Here at Elf productivity we understand the many problems an organisation may encounter when trying to clock. Our software has been designed to work on numerous devices meaning clocking from even the remotest of locations is possible. As well as the on site options of biometric, facial recognition, card and fob, clocking can also be completed via a land line,smartphone or even through email.
Having ways to effectively manage the time you spend working on a day to day basis is essential if you wish to stay on top of all tasks and complete every piece of work to their pre set deadlines. There are a number of ways in which you can mange your time bellow are 5 suggestions.
Managing working time on a day by day basis is an important factor when it comes to increasing employee productivity and making sure everyone within an organisation is hitting their deadlines. Time management however is a hard thing to master and can only truly be learned through lots of hard work and practise. Here are 5 tips to help all employees squeeze the most out of their day.
1. Prioritise
Attempting to complete too many tasks at one time could massively reduce the quality of the work you’re submitting. Learning how to deal with a heavy work load is essential if you wish to exceed in every task and always submit work on time. Prioritising your work based on a number of factors such as deadline date or importance is an easy way to manage your time. You should always make sure to complete the most important items first and leave some time spare for unforeseen tasks.
2. Ask for help
Never be afraid to ask for help, if you have too many tasks to complete and know one of your colleges is capable of completing that task then make sure to ask them to assist. Although delegating tasks out can often seem time consuming and doing it yourself seems like the easier option this choice is often stressful and a poor use of your time. Passing tasks on to others doesn’t have to mean you lose control as you can review the assignments and make any final changes.
3. Don’t take on more than you can handle
Almost all employees in every business would jump at the chance to help their co-workers out with extra work however this isn’t always plausible. Saying yes to every request is the easiest way to clog up your workload and disables you from being able to manage your pre exiting tasks. You should think about the tasks you are being asked to do and choose the one’s you would like to complete and say no to every other request. Doing so will stop you from setting unrealistic goals.
4. Schedule your time
Scheduling your time is an excellent way to manage your work load and increase productivity. Splitting your days up in to sections and completing different tasks in each section helps you effectively manage the work you currently have on. Putting time to one side at the end or start of the day to check your emails or return calls limits the chances of distraction.
5. Give 100% to every task
Always give your all, too every task, even if it’s one you feel is mundane. Every employee has their favourite tasks to complete but all tasks should be viewed the same and always competed to the highest standard. Tasks you feel are too big or you dread to start should be the ones you complete first. Dividing these tasks up can also help you deal with the completion of them. Completing the unpleasant tasks first gets them out of the way allowing you to move on to more rewarding and engaging tasks.
Making sure your employees are fully motivated should be a key aspect of any business as an unmotivated employee can potentially cost your organisation valuable time and money. Here at ELF Productivity Limited we have created an effective time and attendance system which can not only calculate hours worked but also monitor the time spent on each activity, thus providing a reporting tool breaking down each employee’s day. This information can help identify employees who are either cherry picking, the easier tasks or those employees who are being burdened with the more mundane or difficult activities. Distributing these tasks more evenly can have a huge improvement on overall employee morale and therefore motivation.
For more information on how we can help your organisation manage your employees time more efficiently, contact us today!
Streamlining your businesses time and attendance processes could benefit your organisation in a number of ways. Implementing a time and attendance systems allows you to not only automate your processes but also provides you with analytical data on all of your employees absence records.
The Elf productivity Ceequel application suite contains 3 mobilised apps that are accessible to download on Apple,Android and Window phones. The Apps available are titled Ceeqel Clock, Ceequel track, Ceequel serve and have been designed to integrate with your web based Ceequel system.
Almost all organisations struggle with the cost of employee absences this is often because they don’t have an effective absence management solution in place. Having access to a system that provides you with the ability to track and view every absence your employee has ever taken would save your business time and money.
Employee absences cost businesses a significant amount of money each year. Having a system in place that is able to effectively manage these absences could not only save your organisation time and resources but also streamline the absence management process.
There are four main types of absences that every business experiences and these include short term absence, long term absence, authorised and unauthorised absences. Keeping track of the different kind of absences each of your employees take is essential, as it allows you identify absence patterns creeping in at the earliest stage. Tracking your employees also allows you to identify any genuine long term ailment, ensuring your company provides the necessary support and care.
Absence management goes beyond just tracking your employees. As it will also ensure your organisation has procedures in place to deal with employees who take advantage of your company’s occupational sick pay or are frequently off when holiday requests have been denied.
With ELF Productivity’s Time and Attendance system, absence management can be provided at the touch of a button. Breakdowns including long term absence, high number of occasions, reasons for absence, and cost to the business due to absence are all viable. Other advantages include immediate notification of return to work requirements as ELF time and attendance operates in true real time.
Graphical reporting and dash board overviews are also standard within the Ceequel portfolio suite.
In addition and where required the Bradford factor calculation can be automated and reports automatically distributed at pre-defined dates and times.
Tracking your employee absences could not only save your organisation money but can reduce the number of time your HR department spends chasing people up, for more information contact us today!
Annual or annualised hour systems have significantly grown in popularity over the years, with many businesses now implementing them as a way to improve employee productivity and reduce the number of people being paid overtime.
Using annual or annualised hour systems within a businesses – is not a new concept. The use of them within organisations dates back to the early 1980’s. However over the past few years there has been a significant increase in the number of manufacturing companies now providing these as part of their employee’s benefits package.
An annualised hour system is where an employee is provided with a contract that states the exact number of hours they are required to work in a twelve month period. These hours are then often worked as “chosen” regular hours or via a plannable shift pattern.
A separate “pot” of hours is then budgeted for which is for emergency use and which attracts an overtime payment. The remaining time is often left unallocated and is available to be used on an as-needs-basis.
Many manufacturing companies are now introducing an annual hour system as an efficient way to achieve continuous production from all employees throughout the year. Annualised hours can also significantly reduce the amount of overtime hours being paid. Hours can be decided on an individual employee basis – at the beginning of the year and overtime hours will only ever take affect when the number of hours worked exceeds the set number.
Having an annualised system also gives your managers greater control of their employees working patterns, providing them with potential ways in which they can maximise productivity and minimise overtime within their workforce.
It enables a business to effectively and efficiently iron out any peaks and troughs in manufacturing demand, and benefits Employees by providing them with a consistent wage – usually 1/12th salary.
Using ELF Productivity’s Time & Attendance module, the administration of an annualised hour solution is streamlined and provides reporting at any point during the year, ensuring employees are rostered evenly, thus mitigating overtime while ensuring production levels are maintained.
For more information on how annualised hours could benefit your business contact us today!