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• Types of absenteeism: culpable, innocent: making the distinction
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• Proactive strategies and guidance to rectify the behaviour
• Attendance policy: tips and strategies
• Ignoring it won't make it go away: how to communicate expectations, policy and confront the issue
• Determining when termination is appropriate
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Absenteeism, Destructive Workplace BehaviourCG Hylton Inc.
• Types of absenteeism: culpable, innocent: making the distinction
• Addressing the root causes of absenteeism to determine if it is a symptom of stress, burn-out, addictions etc.
• Proactive strategies and guidance to rectify the behaviour
• Attendance policy: tips and strategies
• Ignoring it won't make it go away: how to communicate expectations, policy and confront the issue
• Determining when termination is appropriate
This presentation covers aspects of absenteeism management including: statistics, absenteeism at work and legislative protections, and management with respect involuntary and voluntary absenteeism.
In these slides, I am going to be discussing absenteeism and how to manage and control it. I am considering absenteeism to be the deliberate, unauthorised, repetitive or habitual absence from work of an employee. I will also provide some points to show how PARiM is a great solution to these issues.
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This presentation by Employsure provides an overview of how to manage absenteeism in Australia.
It answers the questions:
- What is absenteeism?
- What is the cost of absenteeism?
- How can I manage absenteeism?
- What are the correct procedures to follow?
Owners and managers of SMEs in Australia often struggle to understand their obligations to employees, and with one of the most complex workplace relations systems in the world it's a challenge for business owners to ensure they are compliant.
Employsure protects employers from risks by providing unlimited advice, legally compliant documents, insurance and representation. Employsure is a workplace relations specialist dedicated to helping small businesses succeed by creating fair and safe workplaces.
Call us: 1300 651 415
Visit us at: https://employsure.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empl...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/employsure.c...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Employsure
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- Constructive dismissal.
- Resignation withdrawal.
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It's often a challenge for owners and managers of SMEs to ensure they are compliant. Small businesses sometimes struggle to understand their obligations to employees and that's where Employsure can help.
Employsure protects employers from risks by providing unlimited advice, legally compliant documents, insurance and representation. Employsure is a workplace relations specialist dedicated to helping small businesses succeed by creating fair and safe workplaces.
Call us: 0800 675 700
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References:
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- Unintended resignation.
- Constructive dismissal.
- Resignation withdrawal.
It helps employers understand what to do when they receive a resignation letter, how to proceed in the case of an unintended resignation or resignation withdrawal and outlines the essentials of constructive dismissal. This presentation is designed to help employers understand their rights and obligations.
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Visit us at: https://employsure.co.nz/
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An induction programme is the process used within many businesses to welcome new employees to the company and prepare them for their new role. Induction training should, according to TPI-theory, include development of theoretical and practical skills, but also meet interaction needs that exist among the new employees
References:
Mathis, Robert L. Jackson, John H (2010). Human Resource Management 13th Edition. South-Western Cengage Learning. ISBN 9780538453158
Employee Retention. Retrieved from: http://www.whatishumanresource.com/employee-retention
ITS MY SUMMER TRANG PROJECT WHICH I HAVE DONE IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY.IN THS I SOLVED OUT ALL THE PROBLEMS AND I WISH THS PROJECT HELPS U.WISH U ALL THE BEST.
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Combatting High Employee Turn Over
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COMBATTING HIGH EMPLOYEE TURN OVER RATES
Niesha Turner
DeVry University
Professor O’Keefe
Technical Writing
November 29, 2015
Executive Summary
This document tackles the issue of employee turn over. Reasons behind employee turnover are numerous including poor working environment, lack of compensation, failure to reward employees, failure to involve employees in decision making among other reasons. This can have a negative impact on the performance of an organization noting that employees constitute the most important department to any organization; Human resource. Taking corrective measure thus is a must for any organization that notices the situations of employee turnover becoming prevalent. Such include among others rewarding employees, minding their health and welfare as well as taking interest in their development. Organizations ought to take care to avoid employee turnover and retain their work force for enhanced productivity.
Introduction
Employee turnover is a situation whereby employees leave a company by way of resigning, being laid off or having their contract terminated. Contracts can be renewed and being laid off can as well mean that there are problems within the organization. If mostly employees make personal decisions to leave an organizations especially by way of resigning, and then this happens to be done by many employees within an organization and within short durations of time, then it is usually a clear indicator that there I a problem that should be addressed. High employee turnover can lead to a negative image about a particular organization and it could lead to a problem by regulators if the situation looks massive. Every organization thus needs to ensure that there are measures in place to ensure that its employees are retained and as well act as ambassadors of the organization even when at work. This is only achieved when the employees are treated well and are satisfied with their jobs. When employees are happy and more satisfied with their work, they are usually more productive. Hiring the right people is the beginning point of employee retention since people that are unfit for a particular role can’t be satisfied with it especially if they do not perform according to their expectations. Besides hiring the right people, offering opportunities for growth and development of employees as well helps combat high employee turnover and so does offering flexibility in working, recognizing and rewarding employees and keeping compensation and benefits packages current.
Description and Background information
Several authors have looked into the issue of employee turn over. Almost all authors that look into the issue concur that organizational psychology can easily be used to explain the problems associated with employee turnover. With this regards, factors of motivation and demotivation are a wide range of individual elements that are very si.
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The causes and costs of absenteeism -
1.
2. What is it?
Absenteeism is an employee’s intentional or
habitual absence from work. While employers
expect workers to miss a certain number of
workdays each year, excessive absences can
equate to decreased productivity and can
have a major effect on company finances,
morale and other factors. This article looks at
the causes of absenteeism, the costs of lost
productivity and what employers can do to
reduce absenteeism rates in the workplace.
3.
Bullying and harassment – Employees who are
bullied or harassed by coworkers and/or bosses
are more likely to call in sick to avoid the
situation
Burnout, stress and low morale – Heavy
workloads, stressful meetings/presentations and
feelings of being unappreciated can cause
employees to avoid going into work. Personal
stress (outside of work) can lead to absenteeism.
4.
Childcare and eldercare – Employees may be forced
to miss work in order to stay home and take care of a
child/elder when normal arrangements have fallen
through (for example, a sick caregiver or a snow day
at school) or if a child/elder is sick.
Depression – According to the National Institute of
Mental Health, the leading cause of absenteeism in
the United States is depression. Depression can lead
to substance abuse if people turn to drugs or alcohol
to self-medicate their pain or anxiety.
Disengagement – Employees who are not committed
to their jobs, coworkers and/or the company are
more likely to miss work simply because they have no
motivation to go.
5.
Illness
–
Injuries,
illness
and
medical
appointments are the most commonly reported
reasons for missing work (though not always the
actual reason). Not surprisingly, each year during
the cold and flu season, there is a dramatic spike
in absenteeism rates for both full-time and parttime employees.
Injuries – Accidents can occur on the job or
outside of work, resulting in absences. In
addition to acute injuries, chronic injuries such
as back and neck problems are a common cause
of absenteeism.
6.
Job hunting – Employees may call in sick to
attend a job interview, visit with a headhunter
or work on their resumes/CVs.
Partial shifts – Arriving late, leaving early and
taking longer breaks than allowed are
considered forms of absenteeism and can
affect productivity and workplace morale.
7. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index surveyed
94,000 workers across 14 major occupations in
the U.S. Of the 77% of workers who fit the
survey’s definition of having a chronic health
condition (asthma, cancer, depression, diabetes,
heart attack, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol or obesity), the total annual costs
related to lost productivity totaled $84 billion.
According to the survey, the annual costs
associated with absenteeism vary by industry,
with the greatest loss occurring in professional
occupations (excluding nurses, physicians and
teachers); the 14 occupations and corresponding
costs of lost productivity are shown in Figure 1.
8.
9. According to Absenteeism: The Bottom-Line
Killer, a publication of workforce solution
company
Circadian,
unscheduled
absenteeism costs roughly $3,600 per year
for each hourly worker and $2,650 each year
for salaried employees. The costs can be
attributed to many factors including:
10.
Wages paid to absent employees
High-cost replacement workers (overtime pay
for other employees and/or temporary
workers)
Administrative costs of managing
absenteeism
11.
Poor quality of goods/services resulting from
overtime fatigue or understaffing
Reduced productivity
Excess manager time (dealing with discipline
and finding suitable employee replacements)
12.
Safety issues (inadequately trained employees
filling in for others, rushing to catch up after
arriving as a replacement, etc)
Poor morale among employees who have to
“fill in” or do extra work to cover absent
coworkers
13. Absenteeism is an especially difficult problem to
tackle, because there are both legitimate and
poor excuses for missing work – and it can be
challenging for employers to effectively monitor,
control and reduce absenteeism. Unless a
company requires a written excuse from a
doctor, for example, it can be difficult to
determine if an employee is actually sick when
missing work. At the same time, however, it is
important for employers to consider the added
costs associated with a sick employee who
spreads an illness that gets the whole division –
or a lot of customers – sick.
14. To address problems like this, some
companies, cities and states have moved
toward a mandatory paid sick leave policy,
where each employee receives a specified
number of days each year to use when sick.
15. Opponents of mandatory sick leave argue that it
will ultimately cost businesses more money and
lead to increased layoffs. In addition, opponents
have concerns that employees will use all their
sick days whether or not they need them.
Advocates of such a move, however, argue that
paid sick leave makes economic sense because it
will help stop the spread of communicable
diseases in the workplace and in schools –
resulting in fewer instances of absenteeism in the
long run – and that sick employees will be able to
recover sooner.
16. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, states
that paid sick leave could have an especially
significant impact in the food service industry, where
it estimate that sick food handlers are responsible for
53% of norovirus (a particularly nasty form of
stomach virus) outbreaks. – One sick food handler
could theoretically infect dozens or even hundreds of
people, resulting in a large number of absences that
could have been avoided if that employee had simply
stayed home. Unfortunately, workers often either
need the money or are worried about being
terminated for calling in sick – even if it’s unpaid
leave – so they go to work even if they know they are
contagious.
17. In an effort to reduce absenteeism, some companies
offer incentives for going to work, such as earned
time off or lotteries for workers who do not have any
unexcused absences within a certain period. Other
firms might try a more proactive approach, putting
policies in place to focus on responses to employee
health concerns, including:
Physical health
Psychological health
Work-home balance
Environmental health
Economic health
18. The logic with this approach is that healthier,
happier employees will be more able and
motivated to go to work each day, resulting
in increased productivity and higher morale
for the individual workers as well as the entire
team. Although these employee wellness
strategies may be expensive to implement
and maintain, they can have a net positive
effect on a company’s bottom line – and
that’s good for business.
19. Absenteeism costs U.S. companies billions
of dollars each year in lost productivity,
wages, poor quality of goods/services and
excess management time. In addition, the
employees who do show up to work are often
burdened
with
extra
duties
and
responsibilities to fill in for absent
employees, which can lead to feelings of
frustration and a decline in morale.
20. Occasional absences from work are inevitable –
people get sick or injured, have to take care of
others, or need time during business hours to
handle personal business. It is the habitual
absences that are most challenging to employers,
and that can have the greatest negative effect on
coworkers. Because missed work days have a
profound financial effect on a company’s bottom
line, it is beneficial for most businesses to
implement strategies to equitably monitor,
reduce and respond to absenteeism.
21.
Find out whether the absent employee missed
work voluntarily or involuntarily.Involuntarily
means illness or another unavoidable reason-this is the kind of absenteeism you shouldn't
concern yourself with as a manager, unless some
kind of counseling or assistance could help the
employee regain his or her health. Voluntary
absenteeism is the kind you need to worry about.
This occurs when an employee is absent without
good reason. Get documentation--for example, a
doctor's note--to ascertain whether an absence
was involuntary or voluntary.
22.
Decide
whether
the
absenteeism
is
excessive. Compare the employee's attendance
record with other employees' records. If one
employee's record is way out of line, unless there
are extenuating circumstances, that's probably
excessive absenteeism.
Meet with the employee to explore the
absences. Keep your discussion friendly and
oriented toward understanding and solving the
problem, not placing blame and dispensing
discipline.
23.
If things don't get better, explain the problem to the
employee and request improved performance. Employees
may not know their absences are affecting others unless
you tell them and ask them to improve.
Put the problem in writing. Make sure you give the
employee a copy of the written notice. In addition, you
should also put one in his or her personnel file.
Most employees will straighten up and start coming to
work regularly during this process. If they don't, however,
you'll be prepared to terminate them, if necessary, if you
follow these guidelines.