Absence Rates and Costs 2023

The 2023 XpertHR benchmarking survey on absence rates and costs for the 2022 calendar year. The survey is based on responses from 172 organisations with a combined workforce of 220,204 employees.

Survey questions

What was your organisation's absence rate for 2022 (percentage of working time)?
- What was your organisation's long-term absence rate for 2022 as a whole (percentage of working time)?
- What was your organisation's short-term absence rate for 2022 (percentage of working time)?
What was your organisation's absence rate for 2022 (number of days per employee)?
- What was your organisation's long-term absence rate for 2022 (number of days per employee)?
- What was your organisation's short-term absence rate for 2022 (number of days per employee)?
How has your organisation's absence rate changed over the past 12 months?
How has your organisation's long-term absence rate changed over the past 12 months?
How has your organisation's short-term absence rate changed over the past 12 months?
What are the sick pay arrangements at your organisation?
What is your opinion on the level of your organisation's sickness absence rate?
Does your organisation measure the cost of sickness absence to your organisation?
- What sickness absence costs does your organisation measure?
- What was the cost of sickness absence to your organisation per employee in 2022?
How would you rate the quality of the data your organisation gathers on sickness absence rates/days?
How would you rate the quality of the data your organisation gathers on total sickness absence costs?

Additional information

Date:: 22 March 2023
Source:: Brightmine Surveys
Participants:: 172

Survey analysis

Absence rates and costs 2023

Benchmarking - HR Metrics

Absence Rates and Costs 2023

Survey questions

Additional information

Survey analysis