There are many reasons for employees to be absent for a few hours or a few days: Doctor?s appointments, asthma attacks, even stress can all mean lost time. That?s not news, of course. However, you might be surprised to learn about an emerging trend. Shelly Wolff, North American practice leader for health and productivity at Watson Wyatt, says that by integrating absence management and healthcare programs, you may be able to save money.
The annual cost of diabetes - in medical expenditures and lost productivity - climbed from $98 billion in 1997 to $132 billion in 2002, according to a study by the American Diabetes Association.
Don’t be brave. Going to work sick endangers the health of co-workers and can even impact businesses' bottom lines, researchers and physicians tell the Hearald-Sun of Durham, N.C.
Human resource professionals who participated in the latest HR.BLR.com poll were divided on the question of why people come to work sick, but the reason chosen most often was a sense of responsibility.
Managers in almost every organization struggle with absenteeism on a regular basis. Sometimes it’s a particular department or individual with a problem, but other times it seems like...
