Loading ...
@TNS_insights on Twitter
On an average day, how many employees would you estimate are absent from your organization? If your answer was very high, ask you yourself why this is. What are the reasons that most of your coworkers are missing work? Is your organization doing enough to prevent absenteeism from being a problem? Continue Reading →
Full-time employees are bound to run into sickness now and then. It is inevitable that sick days will occur in the office without our control. What I find particularly interesting is the differences between individuals’ perceptions as to what constitutes a sick day from work. For example, I do not like missing work or school. Therefore, a stomach ache, migraine, or head cold will not stop me from showing up to work or school. However, if my reason for feeling ill is a contagious virus, I will do my coworkers and classmates a favor and stay home and keep my germs to myself. I have always been surprised by the lack of awareness that some employees seem to have of their illness. If you are suffering from the flu and decide to go to work, you are putting your entire work group at risk. Continue Reading →
A common organizational problem that is costly and disruptly is employees not showing up for work. An estimated cost of absenteeism totals $153 billion in lost productivity. Organizations suffer tremendous financial deficits and departments suffer as well. Just a single employee who continuously is absent from work may have a significant impact on his or her subordinates or work team.
One major factor that can predict absenteeism is the health of an employee. Just to give you a feel for the differences between a healthy and unhealthy employee, we will look at average missed days of work. A healthy employee, one that is not overweight and does not suffer from health problems will miss on average about 4 days per year. An unhealthy employee, however, will miss about 3 days of work per month. Continue Reading →
When I think of wellness programs in organizations, I often attribute these programs to weight loss and other health related problems. Organizations often advertise wellness programs with some sort of exercise picture or description. Wellness programs can lead to better health throughout the organization, but there are other great benefits that organizations often do not consider. Continue Reading →
