FM Magazine have published an infographic on absenteeism in the Australian workplace.
The infographic focuses on the impacts of absenteeism using research from Direct Health Solution’s 2014 Absence Management Survey. Direct Health Solution’s Managing Director, Paul Dundon summarised the impacts that absenteeism has on a workplace on the infographic.
“When a person is absent from work, the impacts are much wider than the financial cost alone–it significantly impacts customer service, sales, staff engagement and their well being. The extra workload created by absenteeism falls on staff, resulting in higher stress levels, poor health outcomes and greater absenteeism. It is a vicious cycle.”
The infographic provides an absenteeism overview, as well as detailed information on the cost to the business, industries with the most absenteeism, entitlement culture, reasons for being absent and a three step plan to reduce absenteeism.
Some of the statistics provided on the infographic include the fact that: absenteeism costs business $33 billion per year, five percent of the workforce calls in sick on any given day, 3 in 5 organisations are not recording absence accurately, illness is the most common reason for absence and that Travel, Tourism and Hospitality is the industry with the most absenteeism. The three step plan emphasises the need to improve the recording of absenteeism.
On a related note it was expected that 180,000 people would be calling in sick on the Monday prior to Australia Day, which would have cost businesses approximately $62 million.
The infographic can be read in full here.