Benchmarking absence rates and costs: Absences cost £500 per employee per year

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The median cost of absence to UK employers is £500 per employee per year, according to 2010 benchmarking research from IRS for XpertHR. 

The IRS/XpertHR Benchmarking survey on absence is based on responses from 256 employers with a combined workforce of more than 700,000 employees. In addition to detailed analysis of absence costs, the survey provides extensive benchmarking data on absence rates for the 2009 calendar year. 

Subscribers to XpertHR Benchmarking can drill down into the complete benchmarking data from the 2010 survey of absence rates and costs

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