by Kate Thomas | Jun 30, 2016 | Employee Wellness, sickness absence management, Uncategorized
Here at Activ Absence, we’re always looking at unusual ways to promote health and reduce sickness absence.One US company has taken the concept of a ‘dream’ job one step further – by monitoring it’s employees sleep habits and paying a $300...
by Kate Thomas | Jun 28, 2016 | Activ Team News, Adrian's Blog, Performance Appraisals, Uncategorized
Adrian Lewis is the Commercial Director for Activ People HR Performance appraisals receive conflicting press. The need for them or otherwise is proving hard to settle in the HR world. One minute we are being told that performance appraisals are dead, with the CIPD...
by Kate Thomas | Jun 15, 2016 | News
We had another absolutely brilliant month of national news coverage in May thanks to our PR and marketing teams. We were featured in Strategic HR Review, which explained how companies are turning to the cloud to better manage absence and reduce costs We published a...
by Kate Thomas | Jun 15, 2016 | Adrian's Blog, sickness absence management, Sport and HR, Uncategorized
With some key matches scheduled during work hours, including this Thursday’s England -v- Wales match, the European Championship is expected to be the biggest cause of unauthorised leave in the UK during 2016. Many organisations have conducted research ahead of...
by Kate Thomas | Jun 13, 2016 | Adrian's Blog, sickness absence management, Stress Management, Uncategorized
Britain’s manufacturers have today urged the Government to consider giving tax breaks to tackle the UK’s chronic sickness absence problem, to help employers to pay for private treatment for employees and ease the burden on an overburdened NHS.The call was made today...
