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Absenteeism
the problem of employees taking short-term, unauthorized leave from work, resulting in lost productivity and increased costs. Absenteeism is usually sickness-related. Other causes may include a lack of motivation, domestic...
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Present, but not
Presenteeism might be more of a concern to employers than absenteeism, according to a recent survey by Cigna Corp. The 1,149 part and full-time employees surveyed admitted to spending 2.5 to 5 hours a week resolving personal issues at work. In addition, 61 percent of the respondents said they...
Tags: absenteeism, CIGNA Corp., MARKETING, survey
Research articles 2008-10-01
Backup Care Ranked as Fastest Growing Employee Benefit
Columbia University, White & Case LLP, Baptist Health South Florida, Rice University and Other Leading Organizations Partner with Work Options Group, the Backup Care Company, to Offer Innovative Work-Life Solution SUPERIOR, Colo. -- Backup care is one of the fastest growing employee benefits, according to survey results released in...
Tags: absenteeism, Backups, Columbia University, Rice University
Research articles 2007-07-17
Business saddled with $3b burden of drug use.
Byline: Ruth Pollard Apr 22, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- It has been determined that illegal drugs cost Australian business more than $A3bn a year through absenteeism, lost productivity, crime and traffic accidents. The report, by a team...
Tags: absenteeism, FINANCE, Macquarie University, Taxes
Research articles 2007-04-22
Fattah's absence on votes ranks high
In the office of each member of the House of Representatives is a special clock that rings to announce when a vote is called. In his dozen years representing Pennsylvania's Second Congressional District, Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah has failed to answer the bell more than any other area member...
Tags: absence, absenteeism, Rep., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-02-22
The economic benefits of green buildings: a comprehensive case study
INTRODUCTION In building design and construction, both green building and standard construction techniques are considered for many new building projects. Final decisions are routinely made based solely on schedules and budgets, and the long-term effects are often overlooked. The outcomes of these quick decisions can lead to short-term benefits;...
Tags: absence, absenteeism, benefit, Engineering, Environmental, MARKETING, Productivity, productivity, survey, University of Pittsburgh, worker
Research articles 2006-09-22
Go to work and win a car: deal tempts workers from sick bed
LONDON AFP — Britain's state-owned postal service has found a novel cure for rampant absenteeism among staff -- tempting malingerers back with the chance of winning a car. Since the Royal Mail started the incentive scheme six months ago, attendance levels have risen by more than 10 percent, equivalent...
Tags: absenteeism, Agence France-Presse, car, worker
Research articles 2005-04-26
Leave claim would cost.(menstrual leave )(Brief Article)
Feb 17, 2005 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union has asked Toyota for 12 day's menstrual leave per year. Menstrual leave would increase employers' costs by at least two-to-three per cent per year. Such leave is common in some countries....
Tags: absenteeism, leave, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2005-02-17
'Club Med' countries have lowest rates for sickness absenteeism: study
PARIS AFP — Workers in southern Europe have the lowest rates for sickness absence in the European Union EU while their counterparts in northern Europe have the highest, researchers say. The rates are defined as the proportion of the employed national workforce who had taken at least one day...
Tags: absenteeism, Agence France-Presse, Europe
Research articles 2004-09-15
Reducing and Managing Workplace Absenteeism
Productivity loss due to absenteeism is a serious and growing challenge. In the United States, the annual cost to employers for time lost due to accidents is almost $100 billion, and other unscheduled worker absences costs even more. Absence management is a growing body of knowledge and experience that managers...
Tags: absenteeism, management, workplace, team
Articles 2007-03-27
AFRICA: SURVEY ON EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS ON AFRICAN COMPANIES.
A World Economic Forum study of 1,620 companies in Africa, released to coincide with the African Economic Summit 2004 in Maputo, has found that nearly two-thirds (60%) envisaged significant adverse impacts on their business as a result of HIV/AIDS. Nearly half (48%) of the firms reported...
Tags: absenteeism, Africa, survey, World Economic Forum
Research articles 2004-06-03
Study Shows School-Based Nasal Influenza Vaccinations Significantly Reduce Flu-Related Costs in Families.
Byline: University of Maryland Medical System COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 25 AScribe Newswire -- A study led by a pediatric research team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows the value of vaccinating school-age children with FluMist, a nasal spray influenza vaccine...
Tags: absenteeism, Dr., flu, HEALTHCARE, influenza, Maryland, outbreak, University of Maryland, vaccine
Research articles 2004-05-25
Business case for green design
Sustainable design is more than GOOD INTENTIONS; it's a way of reaching BUSINESS GOALS In the past, one obstacle to sustainable design has been cost. That's no longer the case, as numerous facilities show: A building designed and built with a sustainable approach does not have to cost more per...
Tags: absenteeism, environment, U.S. General Services Administration, worker
Research articles 2002-11-01
Worth Noting
* Marches and candlelight vigils will be held across the United States on Human Rights Day, December 10, to help end child labor and sweatshop abuses. The National Labor Committee says this year's Holiday Season of Conscience will focus on requiring schools, hospitals, governments, and other tax-funded entities to condition...
Tags: absenteeism, FINANCE, Government, Taxes, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1999-11-01
Committee Calendar
MondayHOUSEAppropriations, 9 a.m., Room 514: Chairman Tony Powell, R-Wichita, presents report from a special House committee on an interim highway plan. Federal and State Affairs, 1:30 p.m., Room 313: HB 2240, allows people licensed by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to carry concealed handguns. Judiciary, 3:30...
Tags: absenteeism, Benefits, Insurance, Transportation, U.S. Senate
Research articles 1999-02-07
Time-off benefits that give more bang for the buck - absenteeism banks, etc
Sick time is out of sync with the times," concludes Paul Gibson, an analyst at CCH Inc., in response to the firm's latest annual survey on workplace absenteeism. In the past year, according to the study, employees have become a lot less likely to take unscheduled time off because they're...
Tags: absenteeism, bank, Baylor University, benefit, Gibson, PTO, survey, worker
Research articles 1996-09-01
Enforcing absenteeism rules turns play days into work days
The anti-incumbent roar of the American electorate on Nov. 8 should concentrate the mind of the 104th Congress wonderfully on ending a paramount reason for the anger: namely, a privileged legal status for members of Congress. If the 104th Congress wishes to avoid the thrashing of its predecessor in two...
Tags: absenteeism, Government, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1995-01-23
Northwestern University Selects Kronos® to Track Absenteeism and Effectively Manage Employees Working Multiple Jobs
Leading university to implement Kronos Workforce Central([R]) suite
Tags: absenteeism, job, Kronos Inc., Northwestern University
Research articles 2008-04-15
ERP-like solution fosters C-level control of absenteeism issues.(TIME & ATTENDANCE)
"Once you've optimized the supply chain and enterprise resource allocation, the largest expense a company has left is labor; at 30 percent to 60 percent," says Kronos' Director of Product Marketing, Clay Ritchey. "Cut that cost a few "Once you've optimized the supply chain...
Tags: absenteeism, ERP, Kronos Inc., tool, workforce
Research articles 2005-09-01
Managers chew over employee health care problems.(News)
Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS ORLANDO, Fla.-Long chats over home-cooked meals play an important part in two employers' efforts to curb absenteeism and reduce health care costs. By gathering together in separate informal settings, managers at a Euro Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS ...
Tags: absenteeism, General Electric Co., health care, supervisor, Volkswagen AG
Research articles 2005-08-15
Sick-day abuse may spur more flexible programs.(flex time)
Are sick days a thing of the past? More employees are taking unscheduled absences to deal with family issues, stress and personal needs, rather than their own illnesses, according to a survey by CCH Inc., a Riverwoods, Ill.-based human resources firm.Are sick days a thing of...
Tags: absence, absenteeism, CCH Inc., flex-time, sick day, survey
Research articles 1996-08-26
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