Employee Abseentism
Top five causes of long-term absence
1. Stress
2. Acute medical conditions such as heart attack and stroke
3. Musculoskeletal injuries such as neck strains
4. Mental ill health
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5. Back pain
6. Recurring medical conditions such as asthma
7. Minor illness such as colds and headaches
8. Pregnancy-related absence (not maternity leave)
9. Work-related injuries and accidents
10. Home/family responsibilities
Top five causes of short-term absence
1. Minor illness such as colds and headaches
2. Stress
3. Musculoskeletal injuries such as neck strains
4. Back pain
5. Home/family responsibilities
6. Recurring medical conditions such as asthma
7. Mental ill health
8. Injuries and accidents not related to work
9. Other absences not due to genuine ill health
10. Acute medical conditions such as heart attack or stroke
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Absenteeism in the workplace is probably one of the most difficult areas of employee discipline to control. This is usually because the problem is seldom properly monitored - supervisors ignore it on the basis that the employee won't get paid for the day anyway, so it is his own fault. Problems of lost production, other workers getting upset because they have to pick up the workload of the absent employee, and so on are not even thought of by the supervisor. The pay office or wages department don't even notice it - they are only concerned with compiling pay slips for hours worked. Absenteeism or the reasons for it are not their concern. Attendance is
1. Stress
2. Acute medical conditions such as heart attack and stroke
3. Musculoskeletal injuries such as neck strains
4. Mental ill health
Related Articles * Stress overtakes cancer as main cause of sickness absence
05 Oct 2011 * What can be done to combat excessive sickness absence?
05 Oct 2011
5. Back pain
6. Recurring medical conditions such as asthma
7. Minor illness such as colds and headaches
8. Pregnancy-related absence (not maternity leave)
9. Work-related injuries and accidents
10. Home/family responsibilities
Top five causes of short-term absence
1. Minor illness such as colds and headaches
2. Stress
3. Musculoskeletal injuries such as neck strains
4. Back pain
5. Home/family responsibilities
6. Recurring medical conditions such as asthma
7. Mental ill health
8. Injuries and accidents not related to work
9. Other absences not due to genuine ill health
10. Acute medical conditions such as heart attack or stroke
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'Sexy' science grads make spoof video Absenteeism in the workplace |
Absenteeism in the workplace is probably one of the most difficult areas of employee discipline to control. This is usually because the problem is seldom properly monitored - supervisors ignore it on the basis that the employee won't get paid for the day anyway, so it is his own fault. Problems of lost production, other workers getting upset because they have to pick up the workload of the absent employee, and so on are not even thought of by the supervisor. The pay office or wages department don't even notice it - they are only concerned with compiling pay slips for hours worked. Absenteeism or the reasons for it are not their concern. Attendance is