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AUTHOR: Rachel Suff
Latest XpertHR research finds that, for 2011, absence from work was unchanged from 2010 at 2.8% of working time, equivalent to an average of 6.4 days per employee. Sickness absence cost an average of £618 per employee.
On this page:Headline results for sickness absence in 2011Absence rates by sector and organisation size 2011: Chart 1: Percentage of working time per annum Chart 2: Number of days' absence per employee per annumBox 1: Calculating absence rates and costsBox 2: Matched sample of 85 employers: comparing 2010 absence rates with 2011Absence trends 200711 Chart 3: Absence rates for all employers, percentage of working time per annum Chart 4: Absence rates for all employers, number of days' absence per employee per annum Chart 5: Absence rates by sector: percentage of working time per annum Chart 6: Absence rates by sector: number of days' absence per employee per annumAbsence rates in 2011 by sector and industry Chart 7: Percentage of working time per annum Chart 8: Number of days' absence per employee per annumAbsence rates by country and region of the UKMap: Regional absence rates in the UK, 2011Long-term absence rates and patternsSickness absence costs in 2011Table 1: Cost of absence per employee in 2011Table 2: Steps taken by employers to manage and reduce sickness absence levelsOur researchAdditional resources on XpertHR.
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