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The Cost of Employee Absenteeism

Great Leadership By Dan

The reasons employees may be absent from work are varied and many but the bottom line is, absenteeism has a larger cost associated with it than many people realize. In the United States on a yearly basis, absenteeism costs companies just under $3000 per salaried employee, while the cost is just under $4000 per hourly paid worker.

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HR Files: Addressing Absenteeism and Boosting Workplace Productivity

HR Digest

Absenteeism in the workplace can have a significant impact on productivity and the overall performance of the organization. As a result, many companies rely on their Human Resources (HR) department to address absenteeism effectively. There is no single solution to absenteeism that can be expected to work every time.

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Six Resolutions for a Winning Corporate Culture

Chart Your Course

A 2012 survey by human resource firm LRN Corporation found that bosses who genuinely trusted their workers and gave them more autonomy saw these benefits: less misconduct and absenteeism, as well as greater engagement, innovation, customer service and financial growth. Poll the ranks.

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The Questions Most Leaders Have Never Asked

Great Leadership By Dan

Human resource and talent management departments justify this practice by assuming appraisals must be given for the organization to understand who needs to be: · laid off if the company needs to cut costs · terminated with documentation · coached · promoted · aligned with the performance management tool (another fad?)

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How Your Employee Recognition Program Can Destroy Morale

Let's Grow Leaders

One manager I know instructed team leaders to say, “Thank you for coming to work today,” as a way of reducing absenteeism. Just as parents who praise their kids for every little thing may create dysfunction, shallow praise over the small stuff can be a real turnoff for your serious performers.

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Three Strategies to Encourage Good Mental Health in the Workplace

Leading Blog

As a result, it can impact our lives in the professional world, costing businesses millions of dollars due to absenteeism, high staff turnover and presenteeism. On a personal level, it’s no secret that mental ill health can lead to general unhappiness.

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Why Every Leader Needs to Worry About A Toxic Culture

Lead from Within

A report by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) indicated that nearly one in five Americans has left a job in the past five years due to bad company culture. Increased absenteeism: Employees in toxic environments are more likely to experience stress, burnout, and mental health issues, leading to increased absenteeism.