You May Not Have a Handle on FMLA

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May 3rd, 2016

Adhering to the Family and Medical Leave Act is a management issue for many employers. If you think that you have a handle on FMLA management, you may be wrong. Most companies run into issues with FMLA compliance, and those issues can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
dol Three Common FMLA Issues
There are three main areas where many companies struggle with FMLA compliance.
Those areas are:

Determining if an employee has a qualifying health condition
Deciphering State and Federal leave laws
Tracking FMLA intermittent absences

Unknown FMLA Facts
Here are some other facts you may not realize about FMLA management:

Tracking FMLA related absences makes up 6% of payroll costs
The Department of Labor initiates 43% of FMLA related investigations
If a company loses a FMLA case, it can cost over $500,000

Managing FMLA absences is important to maintain compliance. Even if you feel you have intermittent and extended absence management under control, your company may not be handling them in an efficient manner.
Effective absence management requires a comprehensive strategy and an effective way to track and manage all absences. Contact the experts at Actec to learn how they can help you track absences and ensure compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Make 2016 the Year You Get Absenteeism under Control

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November 30th, 2015

Andrew

December is the time when organizations create a plan for success in the New Year. As your company determines its business New Year’s Resolutions, you will want to put absence management high on the list. Absenteeism increases costs and decreases efficiency. Instituting an absence management solution now will help you increase productivity in 2016.
Absence Management
Efficient absence management includes:

Having one number for employees to call to report an absence
Understanding the number of absences by employee
Ensuring compliance of all state and federal laws
Having a consistence leave policy for all employees
Aligning absence management with production needs

When a company is able to create and maintain an effective absence management policy, your organization will be able to:

Reduce the number of absences
Reduce the amount of time spent on absence reporting
Determine seasonal staffing needs
Increase productivity
Increase retention

One way to improve absence management is to create an absence-reporting program that ensures management and human resources have up to date information. The experts at Actec can help you find a solution that will make 2016 the year you get absenteeism under control. Contact us today.

Employee Absenteeism Can Undermine Your Business

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August 25th, 2015

Andrew

Absenteeism costs most employers far more than they realize. The problem is two-fold, as employers typically fail to track the extent of the absenteeism, as well as the hard and soft costs related to the incidences of absence. A system is necessary to:

Track individual employee absences.
Calculate the cost to the business for unscheduled absences.
Identify absence fluctuations over different periods

This process can be simple – as long as it’s consistent. Regardless of the simplicity or complexity of your system and policy, you should:

Define “absence” and “partial absence” so that records are consistent.
Differentiate between types of absences, particularly between unexcused absences, medical or disability-related absences, and uncontrollable personal emergency.
Design a notification procedure for employees to report absences.

Depending on size and operational scope, many organizations may benefit from finding an outsourced solution to help manage the process. Click here to learn more.

Best Practices to Manage Disability-Related Absence

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July 21st, 2015

Andrew

Disability-related absences are better managed by building early disability reporting practices and disability duration procedures. In doing so, employers effectively manage and reduce absenteeism.

By setting up the following practices, you can improve how absence due to disability is handled:

Initial disability reporting: Include facts about an employee’s absence or disability in the claim as soon as possible — it’ll help cut down on the amount of time out of the office and increase the “return-to-work” probability.
Disability duration strategy: Guidelines help forecast the length of a disability and create a standardized technique for assessing the usefulness of a return-to-work program. Employers can customize their plans accordingly.

Absence Management can help your business lessen short and long term absences due to sickness. To get rid of additional administration pressure, many companies have outsourced this service. For more information on our services, contact us.

Do You Know Where Your Employees Are?

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March 19th, 2015

Andrew

Do you know why your employees aren’t at work each day? Most employers today are facing an increasingly competitive industry for locating and hiring new personnel. A lot of firms that face this problem today aren’t sure of how to address it.

An absence management system needs to have a well thought out plan to be implemented and needs room for flexibility too. The topic of absence is a broad issue that spans across a number of situations i.e. disability benefits, vacations, leave due to sickness and others.

No matter what the reason may be, absence from a business standpoint is a loss in productivity and ultimately affects the company’s bottom line. Keeping all of it mind, business managers need to employ a proper absence management system and protocol to reduce absenteeism, bearing in mind that employees are people at the end of the day and may have genuine reasons for not reporting to work.

To know more about Actec and how we can help you employ an effective absence management system, click here.