SOS Bookkeeping understand that managing employee leave might seem like quite a basic task for many businesses – especially smaller ones with only a few employees – and it can be tempting to take a relaxed approach.
But unless you diligently track, manage, and pay to leave for every single employee, your company could be at serious risk of making costly errors. Recent, high-profile cases of large employers not staying on top of leave entitlements and payments have highlighted just how expensive mistakes can be. And that’s not to mention the effect poor leave management can have on your operational efficiency.
The SOS Bookkeeping team have compiled some reasons why you should accurately manage employee leave:
- Better leave and holiday planning – managing absences in advance means you won’t be regularly caught short without suitable cover or have to overload your existing team, so the business can continue to meet its obligations and deadlines smoothly.
- Reduced costs – paid time-off and accrued leave can have a significant impact on your bottom line and contractors or temps can be expensive. Good leave management systems also make handling leave easier and more accurate, so you can spend that time on more important tasks.
- Increased employee confidence – team members who know they’re getting their proper leave entitlements have more confidence and trust in the business, which boosts engagement and motivation.
- Reduced absenteeism and presenteeism – taking leave improves people’s work-life balance and promotes good physical and mental health, which helps lower stress, improves focus, and reduces unscheduled days off.
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