Explanation

Absence functionality has been improved to enable the customer to have more control over their data. The change is necessary to ensure all customers are compliant with legislation and that absence payments are accurate.
All customers will be moved over to version 2 by the end of 2017 and training will be provided as part of the project.
 

New Features

Waiting days

When entering an absence, the system will now calculate waiting days once the employees working pattern for that week has been indicated using the tick boxes.
 

Documents Seen

Absences can be entered by anyone, however the permission to submit the absence to payroll can be restricted. This enables a business to check the waiting days have been correctly selected and a valid Doctors Certificate is help, reducing the risk of under or over payments. Doctors Certificate should no longer be sent to the bureau. They should be sent to their own Head Office.
 

Return to Work Completed

This tick box enables a business to record any return to work documentation or interviews as appropriate
 

CSP

Company sick pay can be configured using contracts to set the number of days CSP an employee is entitled to. This will then calculate and display a cost on the employees’ record.

Linking Absence

Individual absences of 4 days or more, entered into the system within an 8 week period, will automatically be linked and this is displayed in the employees absence screen. No waiting days are applied to linked absences
 

Also See

• How to Use Absence v2 Functionality
• Release Note: Absence Functionality v2 Improvements