As Mental Health Awareness Week starts today, it's more important than ever to point out that addressing mental health issues in the workplace can become a lot easier for managers if they properly manage absences.
A number of research papers into the issue of mental health revealed that poor mental health at work is widespread, with half (48%) of all people surveyed saying they have experienced a mental health problem in their current job.
However, by using technology to track absence, employers can identify when people are taking regular days off sick, or more days off than usual which could be a sign that there may be an underlying medical condition going unnoticed and unchecked.
Another benefit of using absence management software is that employers can also use it to stay on top of annual leave entitlements. The importance of taking time off away from work for people's health is well documented, however, according to a survey by Glassdoor the average UK employee took just 62% of their holiday allowance last year.
Time & Attendance UK — Helping you accurately manage absences in the workplace
Time & Attendance UK supplies an extensive range of solutions designed specifically to help employers thoroughly monitor and manage absence, with our flagship WinTA.NET integrated workforce management solution incorporating a dedicated Absence Planning and Entitlement Management feature.
Our comprehensive, yet user-friendly software comes pre-loaded with graphical calendar charts that provide a colourful way of viewing an individual's or a department's absence records.
Each employee can be allocated different entitlements for absence such as annual leave or allowed sickness. As absence is booked and taken, the remainder available for each entitlement is updated. Entitlement formulae are used to calculate more complex entitlements calculated on a rising scale based upon length of service.
WinTA.NET provides the relevant managers the required information on employee's absences through warning email notifications or via hardcopy reports. After that, the system would rapidly identify missing employees that are expected to be at work and then informs you via automatic email reporting reports distributed by email.
If you'd like to find out more about the Time & Attendance UK workforce management solutions, just contact our team or Book a Demo, we'll be more than happy to answer all of your questions and queries.