As one might expect, the pandemic made 2020 and 2021 unique years for workers calling in sick, but employee attendance has long proven a nettlesome issue for employers. The average number of sick days ...

Whether it’s a sabbatical, parental leave, FMLA or anything in between, thoughtful plans for leaves of absence help support company morale. When thinking about leaves, companies often focus only on ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. After two years in which the global pandemic emptied most ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

UK employees were off sick for nearly two full working weeks (9.4 days) on average in the last 12 months. This is a significant jump compared to pre-pandemic levels (5.8 days), and 7.8 days in 2023 ...

With the right form design and implementation strategy, businesses can take advantage of this powerful resource to ensure their employees perform at their best. Research has found that employees who ...