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A federal appellate court just hooked you up with three tips to erase FMLA abuse

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(Although, technically, I’m the one hooking you up because you’re reading them here in this blog post. Too much work, as the case may be, and lost ended up losing her job because she accrued too many attendance points. If the plaintiff (or any employee) did not follow this procedure, she received an unexcused absence point.

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Is the bradford factor still relevant?

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Taking one sick day every week has made his Bradford Factor score looks really bad. As Bob’s Bradford Score reached a trigger point, he received a dismissal letter blaming his persistent absenteeism for this action. We do agree that no employer wants employees calling in sick every now and then. It’s a real pain.

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FMLA – Not Just Coverage for Pregnancy

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Any chronic condition, such as asthma or diabetes, that requires a continuing course of treatment can trigger FMLA coverage, as can mental illnesses, such as depression or anxiety. Those types of health conditions often require intermittent leaves of absence, which many employers find to be particularly disruptive or subject to abuse.

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Mental Health Awareness: Combatting stress in the workplace to increase employee engagement

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With this in mind, throughout this blog we will establish what exactly causes workplace stress as well as how your organization can spot its first signs to create a happier, supported and engaged workforce. However, there are certain workplace triggers that can be more potent than others. Increase in sickness or absence.

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Mental Health Awareness: Combatting stress in the workplace to increase employee engagement

Interact-Intranet

With this in mind, throughout this blog we will establish what exactly causes workplace stress as well as how your organization can spot its first signs to create a happier, supported and engaged workforce. However, there are certain workplace triggers that can be more potent than others. Increase in sickness or absence.

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Employee Engagement in NHS Healthcare

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The result is a definition that can be aligned with measurable, tangible outcomes – in the case of the NHS, in terms of mortality rates, staff absence or turnover rates, patient feedback or financial returns. By improving sickness absence by just 1%, the NHS will recuperate £280m in staff costs. Fewer medical errors.

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Bradford Factor disadvantages: understanding absence in context

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The Bradford Factor can be a great measure for identifying absence patterns in your organisation. However, it can cause problems when used too rigidly without considering underlying reasons for absence. The Bradford Factor is a formula that employers and managers can use to measure patterns of absence.