The average UK absence rate in 2008 equated to 8.1 days per employee, with an average cost of £601 per person, according to a recent survey by Personnel Today’s sister publication IRS Employment Review. The ability to record various types of holidays, sickness and absence is now more than ever an integral part of working practice.
Stoke-on-Trent, UK, May 19, 2010 — With global issues such as the heavy snow fall the UK experienced in March and the more recent ash falls in April companies need to have accurate records of who was unable to attend work and for what reasons.
The ban on flights since the ash fall has large implications for employers’ payroll departments. Payroll have had to decide whether the unexpected absence of stranded staff affects their annual holiday allowance or should be treated as unpaid or paid holiday. Hence the need for a company to have an accurate Absence Management system to accurately maintain and monitor these allowances.
Amy Kirk, New Business Manager with Vizual Management Solutions said “Our aim is to assist UK businesses in maintaining their employee records and manage their employees during periods of absence.”
“CaptureIT, our absence management system, can record and highlight up to 99 different allowance types, with the added ability to record both full-day and part-day absences. It can automatically keep track of employees’ remaining holiday entitlement and show managers how many times their team members have been absent due to snow fall, ash, sickness and the like.”
“In addition to managing unplanned or unexpected absences CaptureIT enables managers to forward plan for holidays by viewing a departmental holiday planner. A comprehensive set of reports allows the business to account for the cost of absence over the course of a financial year and address areas for improvement.”
Vizual Management Solutions are a leading supplier of workforce management solutions and currently work industry sectors ranging from Housing Associations through to Manufacturers and Financial Institutions.
To find out more about the CaptureIT Absence Management System visit www.time-attendance.co.uk
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