Sickness absence monitoring for employers

Bring sick leave records, supporting documents and reporting together in one app.

  • Log employee sick days in one place
  • See who’s off sick with a shared team calendar
  • Upload fit notes and return-to-work documents
  • Review sickness patterns with custom reporting tools
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Join 120,000+ global businesses that manage sick leave with BrightHR

Discover how sick leave monitoring works

Watch the short video to see how sick leave monitoring and absence management work as part of the HR software.

For more information about packages and pricing speak to a member of the BrightHR team by booking your free demo today.

See BrightHR’s sick leave tracking in action

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Discover a simpler way to record employee sickness
Organise supporting documents and fit notes
Review sickness trends with built in reporting
View team availability in a shared calendar
Support compliance with tailored sickness entitlement rules
Prepare records for follow-up and RTW conversations

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Keep employee sickness records in one place

When someone calls in sick, keeping the record up to date shouldn’t add to your workload. Log sick leave in BrightHR and keep the supporting paperwork together, so you spend less time searching for information.

  • Record employee sickness without maintaining a separate spreadsheet
  • Upload fit notes and return-to-work documentation
  • Turn on notifications to stay informed when sickness is recorded

Stop juggling spreadsheets and keep records of workplace sickness in one digital tool.

An image shows a person blowing their nose due to sickness next to a mobile device displaying the UI of the BrightHR mobile app for tracking sick leave in the workplace

See who’s off sick at a glance

Get a clear view of your team's availability with a shared calendar. See who's off sick and plan ahead to manage unexpected staffing gaps.

Need to arrange cover? With the open shift feature in BrightHR's shifts and rotas tool, you can identify available shifts that need covering. Employees can also pick up shifts at short notice, helping you manage staffing levels when unexpected sickness strikes.

A calendar view of who is off sick or on annual leave from BrightHR

Make sickness entitlement easier to manage

Stay on top of sick leave with flexible entitlement rules, less manual admin, and a clear view of what employees are entitled to. No more uncertainty around entitlements and remaining allowances.

  • Apply sickness policies consistently with tailored entitlement rules
  • Spend less time on admin with entitlements that are easy to create and manage
  • Update individual entitlements to keep sickness balances accurate
  • View entitlement balances to make informed absence decisions
  • Track when entitlement has been deducted so sickness records stay accurate
BrightHR's sickness entitlement feature within absence management

Automate key elements of sick leave tracking

Make sick pay administration easier

Irish statutory sick leave provides eligible employees with up to 5 days of paid sick leave per calendar year, ensure your business is compliant and up to date with SSP requirements.

Spot sickness patterns early

Keep accruate logs and use Bradford Factor Scores to identify high rates of sickness to support the wellbeing of your staff.

Save time with centralised sickness records

Use sick leave tracking software to keep absence records and supporting documents together rather than across separate spreadsheets and emails.

Support fairer absence management

Software helps you organise sickness information, helping you make fair decisions.

Keep sensitive sickness information confidential

With secure HR software support confidential record-keeping and compliance data protection rules.

Simplify return-to-work processes

BrightHR lets you upload return-to-work documentation alongside sickness records, giving managers relevant information to refer to when an employee returns.

Discover a full suite of absence management tools

Get a real-time view of who's clocked in, out or on break. Track when employees start their shift.

Give employees access to request their own annual leave and instantly notified of requests and holiday clashes.

Get support on difficult situations, or advice on how to implement sick leave policies.

Unlock smarter sickness absence monitoring with BrightHR

Book a free demo to discover a digital tool for managing workplace sick leave.