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The cost of absence for an organisation with 5,000 employees

That’s equivalent to 160 people not coming to work, every single day of the year.

Simply put, most large organisations today struggle to:

 Capture accurate data about absence
Engage with colleagues when they’re absent from work
Plan for the impact of absence in the future

Our free absence calculator quantifies the impact of absence in your organisation - and can show how to reduce it.

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How much is absence really costing you?

For organisations with 5,000 employees, absence can cost £6.1m annually—equivalent to 160 people missing work every day.

GoodShape is the only platform proven to lower these costs by:

Capturing real-time absence data
Supporting employees throughout absences
Generating actionable insights to mitigate risks

Use our absence cost calculator to see the financial impact on your organisation and how much you could save.

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The cost of absence for an organisation with 5,000 employees

That’s equivalent to 160 people not coming to work, every single day of the year.

Simply put, most large organisations today struggle to:

 Capture accurate data about absence
Engage with colleagues when they’re absent from work
Plan for the impact of absence in the future

Our free absence report quantifies the impact of absence in your organisation - and can show how to reduce it.

The only platform proven to reduce the cost of absence

With GoodShape, organisations can capture accurate, real-time data about employee absence.

Employees receive personalised support throughout their absence, while managers are notified and prompted to follow processes compliantly.

The platform also generates reports and task lists to drive action in the short term and help mitigate future risks.

This approach delivers tangible improvement in workplace productivity and a proven reduction in the impact of absence.

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Reduce absence and drive positive employee outcomes

GoodShape provides managers with accurate, real-time data about absence in their team.

That data is used to create personalised care plans when an employee is off, and support both them and their manager when they return to work.

It also generates action plans to make measurable improvements to employee wellbeing and productivity, and provides insights to help mitigate future risks.

See how GoodShape works

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Identification

Understand the real causes and levels of absence in
your organisation

Single platform, simple process
Drives consistent and accurate data capture

More complete absence data
98.2% of records cite a reason

24/7 access on mobile and web
Plus instant notifications when an absence is registered

Intervention

Help employees get back to
health - and to work - as early
and safely as possible

Personalised care plans 
Step-by-step activities tailored to absence reason

Comprehensive advice library
Videos, workbooks and guidance on returning to work

Automated referrals
Drive early intervention and utilisation of existing services

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Intervention

Help employees get back to
health - and to work - as early
and safely as possible

Personalised care plans 
Step-by-step activities tailored to absence reason

Comprehensive advice library
Videos, workbooks and guidance on returning to work

Automated referrals
Drive early intervention and utilisation of existing services

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Intelligence

Develop resource plans and justify wellbeing investment based on actionable insight

Predictive analytics and alerts
Alerts to high risk areas and where to focus now, next and later

Policy compliance
Tracks HR processes, including return-to-work interviews

Customisable reports
Including use of third-party services to inform future spend

Proven to reduce absence and drive positive employee outcomes

Absence reduction

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Average in first 12 months,
25.1% after 2 years,
30% after 3 years

Health improvement

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Reduction in
length of mental
health-related absence

Financial returns

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Average Return on
Investment (ROI) for
all GoodShape clients

Trusted by leading public and private sector organisations

Hundreds of the UK’s best organisations are becoming more productive with GoodShape.

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“Our absence levels are now tracked and return-to-work interviews and absence reviews are now consistently carried out across our organisation.

GoodShape’s absence management system is great. It can be tailored [...] it’s very responsive."

Jonathan Coles​
HR Director

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“Year on year, the figures have improved, and we’ve saved more than £500,000.

During the four years we’ve been with GoodShape, we’ve seen an improvement on the quality of the data and the way it’s presented. The system is very professional.”

Paul Cadman
HR Director

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“Proactive with service enhancements and quick to respond to feedback.

This together with their [...] user-friendly portal and real time management information have made GoodShape a valuable contributor to our success in significantly reducing sickness absence.”

Cathy Watson
Head of Human Resources