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Building a Healthy Workplace Culture: A Key to Decreasing Employee Absenteeism

Strategy Driven

If left unchecked, employee absenteeism can lead to reduced productivity, increased burnout, and employee turnover. This article details what employee absenteeism is, its causes and strategies to decrease employee absenteeism in the workplace. What Is Employee Absenteeism?

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March Madness or a time to bond and engage at the workplace?

HR Digest

HR managers are generally not happy with the increased absenteeism during this period. HR managers are generally not happy with the increased absenteeism during this period. The tournament is a perfect opportunity for colleagues to bond in the workplace. Arrange a friendly contest and turn it into a team bonding exercise.

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Child Care Benefits and Employee Retention

Lead Change Blog

Child care benefits are more of an investment than an expense since it lowers turnover rates, raises morale, and avoids employee absenteeism due to childcare. The company must offer some kind of last-minute assistance to avoid employee absenteeism due to child care. So, what are some of the child care options for working parents?

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Here’s Why You Should Hire a Humorous Speaker for Your Next Event

Chart Your Course

It relieves stress, fosters emotional bonding, and encourages creativity. Reduce absenteeism. Humorous speakers are most effective in terms of getting their audience to pay attention and absorb the message — a laughing audience is an engaged audience, and one that is likely to interpret the speech as a bonding experience.

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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. Plan for fun. Think outside the box.

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The Stand-Up Strategists

Leading Blog

It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding. In situations in which collaboration is an important driver of organizational success, lacking a sense of community can be a formidable barrier to delivering results.

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Connecting with Abrasive Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

Bond, Ed.D., Higher levels of stress and stress related illnesses and absenteeism. Guest post from Cheryl A. SPHR: Every organization has its share of leaders, technical geniuses or future leaders who lack social skills and self-awareness. They are perceived as bullies, jerks, prima donnas, and worse.

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