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I was at a roundtable debate this morning where Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development chief economist John Philpott claimed that in recent years there had been 'sea change' with employers rather moving from being 'narrowly focused on absence management' to looking at the 'underlying causes'. The event organised by EAP provider Employee Advisory Resource aimed to link employee engagement with employee wellbeing.
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Absentee rates are the best barometer of employee engagement I know. A well-trained and motivated employee who is interested in their work will always come in, even if feeling a bit under par. If they are bored with their job or feel under excessive pressure then any opportunity for a day or two off will be taken.
Companies should look very closely at management style, culture and capability where sickness absenteeism is a problem; it is too easy to simply blame the employees.
Posted by Stephen W | May 14, 2008 7:23 PM
Posted on May 14, 2008 19:23
An engaged employee who knows that they have a supportive reactively flexable workplace culture is far less likely to call in sick if they know that they are seen as a whole person with the pressures of life at work and at home. This is not something that needs to be dependant upon company size as EAP support is not an expensive option.
Companies that value committment to employee health and wellbeing and invest in such with proactive employee assistance provision see cost savings overall as well as a reduction in sickness absence rates and increase in employee retention.
Amanda Smith
Clinical Director
Amian EAP
Posted by Amanda Smith | June 2, 2008 3:52 PM
Posted on June 2, 2008 15:52