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Managing Attendance While Controlling Absenteeism: A Guide for Irish Employers

In Absence Policy, Employee Assistance, Employment Law Compliance, Ireland, Policies and Procedures, Sick Leave, Sick Leave Policy,

What is absenteeism?  At its simplest, it’s when an employee is not physically present – though there is also the “presenteeism” of employees being physically present but not adequately focussed on their work.  This could result from a lack or limit on paid sick time, or indeed worry at how their absence would be perceived.  According to Professor Ciarán O’Boyle, …

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The Role of the HR Function in Fraud Prevention and Detection

In Conflict in the Workplace, Employee Assistance, Employee Engagement, Employee Theft, Employment Contracts, Fraud, Fraud in the Workplace, Grievance and Disciplinary, Investigations, Policies and Procedures, Privacy, Protected Disclosures Act 2014, Stealing at Work, Surveillance, Uncategorized, Whistleblowing, Workplace Conflict, Workplace Disputes, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Theft,

This post is the 2nd in a series on workplace fraud.  The first post outlined how a company should deal with a fraud that they believe has been perpetrated against them by one of their own employees. This article will examine how the HR function can play a pivotal role in helping to prevent or at least significantly reduce the risk …