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Absenteeism rate: The hidden champion key performance indicator to measure job satisfaction in an organization

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Although organizations expect employees to take time off for doctor appointments and sickness, excessive absenteeism can lead to decreased productivity (Forbes, 2013). This blog post discusses the causes and costs of absenteeism as well as how to measure and reduce it.

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The Four Vs of Employee Motivation: Velocity, Visibility, Value, and Valor

Strategy Driven

According to Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace report, “engagement makes a difference to the bottom line,” which can have an impact on productivity, profitability, customer service, turnover, and absenteeism.

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Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important to Me

Deming Institute

Occasionally, a brother would get voted out of the chapter after a period of excessive absenteeism. Mark also co-authored Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements , which was released in June 2012 and also a Shingo Research Award recipient in 2013.

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

Caregiving leads to frequent absenteeism, sudden emergency calls, distraction at work, dedicating some hours arranging pickups, scheduling appointments and more. When considering medical costs, turnover, and lost productivity related to absenteeism and presentism, caregiving can cost organizations up to $33.6 billion per year. ?This

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Effective Handling of Employee Personal Problems is Critical to Maintaining Workforce Efficiency

Strategy Driven

These can include tardiness, absenteeism , emotional outbursts, or outward stress and anxiety among many others. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Warning Signs an Employee is Struggling. As a manager, you should be aware of the warning signs that indicate one of your employees may be facing a personal problem.

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In Defense of Corporate Wellness Programs

Harvard Business Review

Today, nearly 80% of people who work for organizations with 50 or more employees have access to a wellness program, according to a 2013 RAND study commissioned by the U.S. They attributed those losses both to absenteeism and to “presenteeism,” when employees come to work too unwell to do their jobs. Department of Labor and the U.S.

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The U.S. Isn’t Just Getting Older. It’s Getting More Segregated by Age.

Harvard Business Review

Research in 2013 from demographer Richelle Winkler shows that in the U.S., In an HBR article , two management school professors found that an age-integrated assembly line resulted in improved productivity, reduced absenteeism, and fewer defects. age segregation is often as ingrained as racial segregation.