Mark Hurd, one of two CEOs leading the database software giant Oracle, is taking a leave of absence owing to health reasons, he told employees in a letter today. Oracle has not specified what Hurd’s ...

Oracle CEO Mark Hurd is taking a leave of absence, saying he needs "to spend time focused on my health." Oracle shares fell more than 5% as the company also reported fiscal-first-quarter results.

He joined Oracle in 2010, bringing more than 30 years of technology industry leadership, computer hardware expertise, and executive management experience to his role with the company. Mark Hurd ...

Absence management refers to sickness-related or unauthorised absence from work. The 2007 CBI / AXA absence survey puts the cost of absence to employers at over £13bn a year while the annual cost per ...

Any company wishing to review its absence management services must be overwhelmed by the number of products on offer. Managing people back to work has become an industry in itself, and there is a risk ...