Week 2 Discussion

Understanding the Financial Impact of Employee Absence

As an HR professional, one of your responsibilities will include evaluating the absenteeism rate for an organization. How often has your department been negatively impacted because an employee called in sick at the last minute? For a moment, think of some reasons an employee will request a leave of absence. As you peruse the chart below, consider the number of employees who are absent annually and the �nancial impact that this has on the organization.

While the employees may deem their absence necessary, the leaders will most likely have a different perception. In addition, any unplanned absences could have a domino effect on multiple departments.

According to Cascio and Boudreau (2011, p. 54):

Case Study Review the next screen to know more.

Part of your job as an HR professional is to present the CEO with a report to show the �nancial impact of absenteeism and come up with a solution.

An employee has a child in preschool who happens to come in contact with another child who has chicken pox. Since chicken pox is highly contagious, the employee must request a leave of absence. The employee and his spouse are forced to alternate work schedules, because there is no one available to take care of the child. The employee uses seven days of sick leave during this time, which means he has not actually worked 56 of the required 160 hours for the month.

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Additional Materials

From your course textbook, Process Metrics and Measurement Complete Self-Assessment Guide, review the following chapters:

Criterion #4: Analyze

Criterion #5: Improve

Criterion #6: Control

From the South University Online Library, review the following articles:

Cost Implications and Management of Employee Absences (https://www.thecampuscommon.com/library/ezproxy/ticketdemocs.asp? sch=suo&turl=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=bth&AN=49388942&site=eds-live)

Survey on the Total Financial Impact of Employee Absences (https://www.thecampuscommon.com/library/ezproxy/ticketdemocs.asp? sch=suo&turl=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=bth&AN=56101371&site=eds-live)

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