{"id":473,"date":"2019-03-18T11:10:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogsource.theholidaytracker.co.uk\/?p=473"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:36:49","slug":"what-is-bradford-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/2019\/03\/18\/what-is-bradford-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"What is The Bradford Factor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zyb02RaNVmA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We occasionally get asked by our customers how The Bradford Factor works, and how they can use it to manage sickness absence with our <a href=\"\/employee-holiday-tracker\">employee holiday tracker<\/a>. 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