Tag Archives: cost of absence

CIPD Absence Survey 2016

November 8, 2016 Absence management, Blog, cip, CIPD, cost of absence, surveys and research, Inka

On 2nd November 2016, CIPD published its 17th annual absence management survey results. For me, the interesting finding were not the headline figures of the report but that the sample size had nearly doubled, reaching 1091 respondents. For years, the group size has fluctuated both sides of the 600 mark. Continue reading →

Employee Wellbeing is worth investing in!

April 19, 2016 Absence management, Blog, Tips, cost of absence, healthy attendance, productivity, reducing absence, wellbeing, Inka

Employee wellbeing is not just a nice company value but it can become an important factor in productivity. As Susan Silcox outlines in her report published by XpertHR, poor wellbeing has many detrimental consequences to the business. Continue reading →

Autumn Statement and the Spending Review spell further commitment to reduce long-term absence

November 25, 2015 Absence management, Top Story, cost of absence, long term absence, sick pay, UK government, Inka

Tougher checks for disability benefits?

The Daily Mail wrote today, 25 November 2015, that George Osborne was expected to introduce new rules in awarding benefits to the long-term sick in his Autumn Statement. Today’s Spending Review does outline a vague plan of reforms Continue reading →

XpertHR Absence Survey 2015 – Cost of absence still just guesswork

October 9, 2015 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, absence statistics, cost of absence, surveys and research, Inka

On 5th October, XpertHR published the findings from its Absence Survey 2015. Their survey respondents from 670 companies declared an average absence level of 2.8% or 6.5 days per employee per year. The CIPD annual absence survey normally reports absence figures using the median value to avoid the numbers being skewed by extremely high or low absence figures. To provide an easier comparison, XpertHR study shows a median of 2.5% (5.7 days). In 2015, CIPD reported a median absence level of 6.9 days per employee, up from 6.6 in 2014. In terms of cost of absence, XpertHR survey reports an average cost of absence of £561 per employee per year. This can be compared to CIPD’s median cost, which for 2015 is £554.

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Truth or Myth? Absence doesn’t cost if the employer isn’t paying sick pay

June 2, 2015 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, absence myths, absence statistics, cost of absence, Inka

Myth!

Despite the fact that you may not have to pay the employee when they are off, there are often unnoticed costs to the business when an employee is absent. Continue reading →

The indirect cost of absence – infographic

April 27, 2015 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, cost of absence, infographic, management, Inka

Absence is a major cost to business but it can be hard to quantify just how much it costs. The total bill is partly made up of direct costs such as agency or overtime fees for replacement staff and sick pay, which are relatively easy to calculate. If you’d like to calculate your direct cost of absence, try our absence cost calculator.

The rest of absence costs are much harder to put a price tag on because they include things like staff and client retention, client satisfaction, penalties for missed SLAs, reduced productivity and, to a large extent, management time. We’ve analysed the time spent by an average manager of a team of 10 on absence-related tasks in this infographic. The results are staggering: an average manager spends 20 working days each year managing absence. 20 working days – or 1 calendar month – that could better be spent on more value-adding tasks if the absence level was lower.

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CIPD Absence Management survey 2014

October 15, 2014 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, benchmarking, CIPD, cost of absence, SMEs, Inka

CIPD and Simplyhealth have published the results of their Absence Management survey 2014. This annual survey has been the key benchmark for absence management for 15 years. However, the number of respondents has remained between 500 and 700, which is a fairly small sample Continue reading →

The Cost and Myths of Staff Absence

October 10, 2014 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, absence myths, cost of absence, Inka

Last week our Managing Director, Malene Nielsen, was invited to speak about “the cost and myths of staff absence” at Jelf Employee Benefits’ 4^th annual wellbeing event at the Museum of London. Continue reading →

How to make HR a profitable business function

September 23, 2014 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, cost of absence, HR, profit, Inka

Consider this scenario: a company of 1000 employees with 8% absence level (equal to 18 days per employee per year). With little data to base management decisions on and no line management ownership, the absence problem was not being addressed. In some areas, the management teams routinely over-staffed in order to make up for the expected no-shows. Continue reading →

Don’t overlook long term absence!

August 6, 2014 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, annual leave, best practice, cost of absence, how to, long term absence, reducing absence, Inka

Staying in regular contact with absentees can be tricky at best of times but it’s risky to overlook long term absence. Continue reading →