Are collective targets for absence levels being met by employers?

More than half of the employers taking part in this IRS survey set collective targets for absence levels. The total number of days of sickness absence per employee is the most common target, followed by the number of separate episodes of sickness absence. 

• Setting absence targets to improve performance: the 2010 survey Setting absence targets shows that organisations are serious about reducing absence, and provides a benchmark against which progress can be measured. 
• Absence targets 2009 Subscribers to XpertHR Benchmarking can drill down into the complete benchmarking data from the 2010 absence targets survey to find out how their organisation compares. 

Also

Compiling, maintaining and using absence records: the 2010 IRS survey This IRS survey of 253 employers looks at how absence data is collected and the steps being taken to improve the quality of the information. 

The use of absence triggers in managing absence: the 2010 IRS survey IRS examines the measures organisations use to trigger a management reaction to absence, and the actions taken as a consequence.