The latest StastCan research shows that in 2008 each full time employee lost 10.0 days for personal reasons(7.9 for own illness or disability plus 2.1 for personal and family demands)
The most days lost according to industry:
Health care and social assistance- 14.9
Public administration- 13.8
Transportation and warehousing- 12.3
What is the cost and why do we care?
If company A has 50 employees that are paid an average salary of 50K, this company will loose $96,000.00 per year just in absenteeism.This doesn't include all the other soft costs or the amount of lost productivity dollars
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