Research: Absence management 2015
The report:
- Shows that 31% of employers have seen an increase in so-called presenteeism in the last 12 months (ie when staff turn up for work despite being ill)
- That presenteeism is more likely to increase where the culture of working long hours is seen to be the norm
- Shows that the average level of employee absence has risen slightly to 6.9 days per employee, increasing most in the private sector
- Examines the cost of absence and shows that less than two fifths of organisations monitor this metric
- Highlights the main causes with minor illness the most common
- Suggests how employers can better manage absence with written absence/ attendance management policies and collection of absence data the most popular methods
Download the CIPD Absence Management 2015 report
