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Every year, around 40,000 people across the UK are selected to take part in jury service – so the chances are a member of your company will be called up at some point.

To help you respond in the most effective way, WhosOff has put together a quick guide to managing staff absences due to jury service commitments… 

Nobody wants to fall ill. But for many workers, having to take time off through sickness is a real source of fear. 

More than 80% of Brits still go to work when they’re sick, as they either don’t want to let their team down, they’re worried about job security, or they’re just too overwhelmed by their workload to take time off. However, this culture of ‘presenteeism’ has a detrimental impact for employers.

When you’re launching a business, naturally the focus is on creating plans and growing your customer base. Which means HR tasks like managing annual leave slip to the bottom of the pile.

Most businesses have a holiday calendar, but annual leave isn’t the only time that team members are out of the office. There are many reasons why people may be absent from work; and if these aren’t factored into your forward planning, you run the risk of being under-staffed.

Bank Holidays are a cause for celebration, but for employers they can be a logistical nightmare. How do you keep operations running when everyone’s off? Or get enough staff to cover jobs when everyone wants to take the day off?

The UK is a nation of workaholics. A third of people check their emails as soon as they wake up, while more than half work longer than their contracted hours at least four days a week. As for holiday? That’s the last thing on many diligent professionals’ minds.

The pandemic has put many aspects of our ‘normal’ lives on hold – and new research has revealed that annual leave has been significantly affected by lockdowns and social limits.

Even in the best-run businesses, sometimes you need to boost your staffing levels. Whether work is particularly busy, or many people are on holiday, extra hands are required to keep things moving. But what’s the best way to incentivise your employees to take on further hours?

Every country has its own culture when it comes to creating a work/life balance. But which regions offer their professionals the most paid holiday, and which offer the least?

We’ve all had moments when we wished we could get back into bed, rather than go to work. But what if you gave your team members permission to crawl under the covers? To take some spur of the moment personal time when they’re not feeling very productive?