Best practice guide to managing absence

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Staff absence can become a problem for a business but this guide shows how absence or attendance management systems can provide an effective framework from which to manage attendance levels.

Parental leave policy example

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Employees can be entitled to up to 18 weeks unpaid parental leave per child and this document sets out the employee’s entitlement and rights during this period and the actions that employer and employee need to undertake.

Adoption leave policy example

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This example can help you set out an adoption leave policy for your agency.

Paternity leave policy example

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This example can help you set out a paternity leave policy for your agency.

Maternity leave policy example

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This example can help you set out a maternity leave policy for your agency.

Practical tips for managers

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This guide is intended to provide managers with practical tips to deal with the entire process around maternity leave from notification to preparation, to leave itself and the employee’s subsequent return to work.

Maternity good practice guide

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This guide can help your business follow best practice for maternity leave, which could help avoid costs and tribunal claims, and importantly, prove valuable in attracting and retaining top talent.

Maternity leave checklist

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A handy checklist for both employers and employees to follow focused on the preparations for maternity leave, the period during leave and the return from leave.

Sticky employees – Imagination case study

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Imagination's HR Director explains what makes their quality staff stick around in this article on employee retention.

Helping staff manage stress

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This guide will help you and your managers better understand stress and its symptoms, prevent stress from occurring within your team and assist you in helping employees cope with it.