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Sick Leave Tracking for Employers: What to Record, What Not to Record and Why Consistency Matters

Tracking sick leave can feel uncomfortable. Managers worry about what to write, HR worries about recording too much or too little, and employees want to feel supported, not monitored. Without clear guidance, records become inconsistent, unreliable, and harder to act

By |2026-01-26T15:57:53+00:00January 26, 2026|Absence Management|Comments Off on Sick Leave Tracking for Employers: What to Record, What Not to Record and Why Consistency Matters

How to Set Up Leave Rules Properly in January (And Avoid Summer Chaos Later)

January is when leave questions explode. Employees ask about balances, managers approve requests without seeing the full picture, and HR repeats the same explanations. What seems manageable early in the year can quickly become messy, especially as summer approaches. This

By |2026-01-26T15:53:02+00:00January 26, 2026|Absence Management|Comments Off on How to Set Up Leave Rules Properly in January (And Avoid Summer Chaos Later)

How Poor Leave Tracking Damages Team Morale

For many SMEs, leave tracking still means spreadsheets, email chains, or hoping managers remember who is off and when. It can seem manageable at first—but soon, requests slip through the cracks, scheduling clashes arise and team members end up burned

By |2025-12-23T09:52:33+00:00December 23, 2025|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on How Poor Leave Tracking Damages Team Morale

Why 2026 Will Be the Year SMEs Finally Automate Leave Management

For years, spreadsheets and shared calendars were considered “good enough” for managing employee leave. In 2026, that mindset will finally fall away for UK and Irish SMEs. Rising costs, tighter compliance expectations and hybrid working models have turned leave management

By |2025-12-23T09:49:24+00:00December 23, 2025|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on Why 2026 Will Be the Year SMEs Finally Automate Leave Management

The 5 Most Searched HR Templates in Summer (and Why It Matters)

Every summer, HR departments across the UK and Ireland face the same pressure. Holiday requests spike, performance reviews trigger improvement plans, disciplinaries rise, and turnover brings a wave of contracts and exits. HR professionals often spend hours searching for the

By |2025-10-24T12:46:00+00:00September 10, 2025|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on The 5 Most Searched HR Templates in Summer (and Why It Matters)

Best Practices for Implementing Leave Management Software in Your Organisation

How do you implement leave management software without disrupting your team or wasting time? The answer lies in proper planning, stakeholder involvement, and choosing the right employee leave tools. This article highlights the key stages of implementation, from system setup

By |2025-06-26T18:21:12+00:00June 25, 2025|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on Best Practices for Implementing Leave Management Software in Your Organisation

Leave Management Software for Multi-Region Organisations: What Employers Need to Know

Managing employee leave across the UK and Ireland requires a more nuanced approach than a one-size-fits-all solution. Leave software for multi-region organisations handles jurisdiction-specific rules, reduces manual admin, and ensures legal consistency, helping you support a compliant, motivated, and operationally

By |2025-06-26T18:22:15+00:00June 25, 2025|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on Leave Management Software for Multi-Region Organisations: What Employers Need to Know

5 Reasons Why Recording Annual Leave Is Important

When it comes to managing and recording employee leave, there are many reasons why you should diligently manage, track, and pay leave. Proper leave management will allow your business to operate more effectively, help you meet your employees’ need for

By |2022-08-30T12:13:52+00:00August 30, 2022|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on 5 Reasons Why Recording Annual Leave Is Important

How to Manage your Annual Leave Backlog

Regardless of the employee’s length of employment or status, everyone is entitled to paid time off, whether they are part-time, full-time, temporary, or casual workers. How can you manage your employee’s annual leave? The spread of coronavirus has had many

By |2025-01-17T14:22:54+00:00November 12, 2020|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on How to Manage your Annual Leave Backlog

Managing bereavement leave in the workplace

When tech giant Facebook announced a doubling of its bereavement leave allowance for staff, it brought into focus what can often be a grey area for employers. Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, who lost her husband in 2015, said

By |2025-01-17T14:26:11+00:00February 27, 2017|Absence Management, All|Comments Off on Managing bereavement leave in the workplace
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