Each employee can be given different absence entitlements via clocking network


holiday sickness health South Gloucester University Hospitals Bristol Absence planning entitlement management Time and Attendance South West clocking network department employee annual leaveThe prospect of regional pay, plus cut holiday and sickness entitlements is said to have been discussed by the group of 20 health trusts in South-West England. Health trusts that already use these sorts of contracts that differ from the national framework include South Gloucester and University Hospitals Bristol. The health bodies told the press that pools of fully qualified staff on ‘zero-hours’ contracts were used to fill vacant shifts, and were a cheaper alternative to using agency workers.

Absence planning and entitlement management is included in a Time and Attendance South West clocking network. Graphical calendar charts provide a colourful way of viewing a worker’s or a department’s absence records. Each employee can be allocated different entitlements for absence such as annual leave or allowed sickness. As absence is booked and taken, the available remainder for each entitlement is updated. Entitlement formulae are used to calculate more complex entitlements that work on a rising scale based upon length of service.