More employers are achieving better outcomes by implementing best practices in leave management, including adopting a centralized model for STD and FMLA intake and increasing health management referrals. (Image: iStock)
Employers tend to have better outcomes within their leave management programs if they offer a broad menu of offerings on a centralized platform, and keep the focus on the employee experience, according to the Guardian's Absence Management Activity Index and Study, “The Value of Leave Management Integration.”
“Managing leave is becoming a higher priority for more companies; consequently, they are making a greater effort to reduce absenteeism by managing leave more effectively,” the authors write.
Indeed, four in 10 employers say they are making a major effort to reduce absenteeism, an 86 percent increase in the past four years, according to the latest Guardian survey.
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