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managing absenteeism

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read January 26, 2022

Being proactive with employee absences

When running a company, it’s unavoidable that your employees will require a leave of absence from time-to-time. This is the same for a small family-run business, or a multi-billion dollar company. Absence management can prove to be tricky; it isn’t just a case of when staff are absent and how many.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / Absenteeism, absenteeism policies, company culture, cost of absenteeism, employee happiness, employment law, employment standards act, leave of absence, managing absenteeism, morale, workplace absenteeism

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read May 5, 2014

No perfect attendance bonus to employee on workers’ compensation leave of absence

Managing absenteeism and dealing with the associated costs are among the most difficult things employers face. Accordingly, many employers try to incentivize employees to improve their attendance by providing bonuses based on meeting attendance thresholds. Seems simple enough. However, what if an employee is off work on a disability leave? That employee is off work through no fault of his/her own yet otherwise had perfect attendance. Should such an employee be able to claim the attendance bonus?

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / attendance bonus, attendance bonus plan, attendance bonus policy, attendance record, company policies and procedures, differential treatment, Disability, disability leave, discrimination, employee off work on a disability leave, employer-paid leave, employment law, Halltech Inc. and United Steelworkers of America, HR policies and procedures, human rights code, human rights violation, leave of absence, managing absenteeism, non-culpable, non-culpable absence, ollective agreement, policies and procedures, Statutory leaves, unpaid leaves, workers compensation, workplace

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read November 14, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with expanding their disability management programs; a zero tolerance approach to a grievance arising from a case of sexual harassment and assault; and the Canada Pension Plan 2014 contribution rates,

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Absenteeism, Canada Pension Plan 2014, canadian employment law, Canadian Payroll, cpp, Disability, disability management, employment law, grievance, legal and financial challenges, managing absenteeism, productivity, sexual harassment, sexual harassment in the workplace, zero tolerance approach

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