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Unplanned absence in manufacturing can disrupt production lines, delay orders, and increase costs. Honeydew helps businesses take control of absence while supporting employee wellbeing, ensuring operations stay efficient and teams remain productive.

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Absence Management in Manufacturing

Absence in Manufacturing: A Threat to Efficiency and Output

The manufacturing industry relies on precision, consistency, and teamwork to maintain production schedules. However, staff absence disrupt workflows, reduce efficiency, and increase pressure on remaining employees. High turnover rates, shift-based work, and regulatory compliance requirements only add to the complexity. Honeydew provides the tools to reduce absence, support employee wellbeing, and optimise workforce planning, ensuring manufacturing businesses maintain seamless operations.

Proactive Absence Management for a Stronger Workforce

Honeydew helps manufacturing businesses reduce absence, enhance employee wellbeing, and streamline workforce management, creating a more resilient and productive workplace.

Proactive Absence Tracking

Stay on top of absence in real time, ensuring production lines are never understaffed and operations continue without disruption.


Supporting Workforce Wellbeing

Identify trends that contribute to absence and implement strategies that improve employee wellbeing, engagement, and long-term retention.


Data-Driven Workforce Planning

Gain actionable insights from absence data, allowing managers to make informed staffing decisions and prevent disruptions before they happen.

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Honeydew Engage Absence management system for Day-1 and SaaS

Our Solutions

Engage – Proactive Absence Management for Manufacturing

Engage helps manufacturing businesses reduce absence and maintain a stable workforce by providing real-time tracking and data-driven insights for effective absence management.

Honeydew Engage: SaaS-Powered absence management solution

Real-Time Absence Tracking

Receive instant notifications of absence, ensuring quick staffing adjustments to keep production on schedule.

Automated Notifications

Save time and reduce administrative tasks with automated alerts and reminders, keeping managers focused on critical production goals.

Actionable Absence Insights

Use data insights to identify absence trends, allowing businesses to implement preventative strategies and optimise workforce planning and staff wellbeing.

Our Solutions

Resolve – Efficient Case Management for Manufacturing

Resolve simplifies managing complex absence cases, supporting a healthier, more productive workforce in the manufacturing sector by ensuring compliance and facilitating smooth returns to work.

Honeydew Resolve: Streamlined Occupational Health Case Management 

Comprehensive Case Handling

Effectively manage long-term illness, injuries, and other complex absence cases, ensuring minimal disruption to production.

Structured Return-to-Work Plans

Help employees reintegrate with phased return plans, minimising impact on productivity while prioritising staff wellbeing.

Compliance & Documentation

Maintain accurate records to meet health and safety regulations, ensuring legal compliance and workforce accountability.

Game-Changer in Global Manufacturing: 
​How Mondelez Tackled Absence

When absence data was scattered and processes differed across sites, Mondelez turned to Honeydew for a unified, proactive solution. With Day-1 Reporting and real-time insights from Engage, they cut absence rates, improved visibility, and empowered managers to act with confidence.

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