According to a BBC documentary, UK is one of the most sleep deprived nations in the world. Over time the amount of sleep we get on average has been declining. These days many don’t get the recommended 7-8 hours per night.

This month our maintenance schedule focused on absence review meeting tasks.

The Society of Occupational Medicine has published a report building the business case for Occupational Health (OH). Many employers are concerned about the cost of Occupational Health services but this report aims to show that effective use of OH adds real value.

Consolidating both holiday and absence records in the same database brings great benefits managers. Here are 5 reasons why move your holiday records to Engage as well as absence.

Everybody has a friend who is always late. But how does that make you feel about them? Do you consider it rude? Something that they should have changed after the first couple of apologies? Every time, you ask them ‘What’s the reason this time for being late?’

At the height of the Pokémon Go craze last summer, Dave Schilling wrote in the Guardian that “there are some haters out there who claim Pokémon Go is poised to ruin our already tenuous society… Pokémon Go is the first mass entertainment in years to require a person to leave the house to play it.

Fit for Work has put together a great resource on mental health conditions for employers. It talks about how common these issues are and how to spot them early. Very importantly, the infographic also talks about the return to work process. Returning to work after any long term absence can be hard but especially sufferers […]

  Honeydew Health Ltd is the company behind Engage software and we are on the lookout for a new star employee to join our team. If you think you fit the bill or know someone who does, please get in touch! Job title: Customer Success Manager

Ealing and Hammersmith West London College is a busy further education college. In a bold move in their sector the college decided to proactively  tackle a culture of high absence in September 2015. They’ve achieved more than £150,000 in annual savings through absence reduction.

Vertas is the fastest growing multi-service facilities management company in UK’s eastern region. They have been using Honeydew’s system since November 2014. By tackling absence proactively, they achieved more than £217,000 quarterly savings.