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A 5 page paper that begins with statistical data related to the incidence and costs of employee absenteeism. The writer discusses some of the causes of absenteeism and offers a few ideas for reducing the rate. The first three pages are the report, the last page is a speech about the report. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: MM12_PGemabnt.rtf
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were home sick on a work day; thats a significant increase from the 1.9 percent for 2003 (Work & Family Newsbrief, 2004) but it dropped slightly to 2.3 percent in
2005 (McLean, 2005). Many of these people might really be sick, in fact, they may have been sick for days but were still going to work when they should really
have been home (Work & Family Newsbrief, 2004). They wake up one morning and realize they just cannot work so they call their employer that morning (Work & Family Newsbrief,
2004). The estimated cost to employers is $660 per employee per year (McLean, 2005). That accounts only for direct payroll costs (McLean, 2005). The actual cost is much higher when
one calculates in lost productivity, temporary help if the organization can bring in that kind of replacement and dissatisfied customers who cannot reach the person they want (McLean, 2005). Southern
Cross Health Works estimates the cost would be more than 15 percent of a companys profits (HR Focus, 2003). The U.S. Department of Labor reports there are higher rates of
absenteeism in certain professions "sales and office occupations, education and health services, and public sector occupations" (McLean, 2005). Firms are giving their employees fewer sick days, from an average of
7.6 days per year to 6.9 days (Work & Family Newsbrief, 2004). Not only are many employers allowing fewer sick days but more are not allowing employees to carry over
unused sick days to the next year (Work & Family Newsbrief, 2004). This survey found that in 2003, 51 percent of employers allowed carryover but only 37 percent were allowing
carryover in 2004 (Work & Family Newsbrief, 2004). Immediately, these employers have set up a system wherein employees know they either use it or lose it so why shouldnt they
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