Managing Absenteeism Fact Sheet
Absenteeism
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Absenteeism costs the New Zealand economy millions of dollars each year. Employee absenteeism can lead to decreased morale, reduced productivity, and a negative impact on your business output. Absenteeism goes beyond the odd day off, it means frequent unscheduled absences, unexplained missing of work that can cause a detrimental effect to the team.
For SMEs especially absenteeism can hurt as the team sizes are smaller leading to a bigger impact even when a single employee is frequently absent. To support Kiwi business owners and employer combat chronic absenteeism, we have put together a guide that outlines employee absenteeism, what is considered as chronic absenteeism, potential causes of absenteeism, and steps to manage employee absenteeism.
What's inside
- What is chronic absenteeism?
- When is absenteeism acceptable?
- The impact of absenteeism on your businesses
- The true causes of chronic employee absenteeism
- Practical steps and tips to manage employee absenteeism
- Ways Peninsula can help you
