Benchmarking absence rates, costs and causes in 2012
XpertHR Benchmarking has been enhanced with a wealth of essential benchmarking data resources to help your organisation measure and monitor absence rates, costs and causes in 2012. I am very pleased to report that we've just made a major enhancement to XpertHR Benchmarking. We have added an extensive range of benchmarking data resources to help your organisation measure, monitor and manage absence rates and costs in 2012/13. |
These include the following:
- Absence rates and costs for 2011
- XpertHR absence benchmarking dashboard 2012/13
- XpertHR absence benchmarker
XpertHR Benchmarking subscribers can get the most benefit from these new absence data resources.
The latest XpertHR Benchmarking survey on absence rates and costs
The complete results data from the latest annual XpertHR Benchmarking survey of absence rates and costs have just been published.
The latest survey is based on responses from 390 organisations with a combined workforce of nearly 1.2 million employees. The results data relate to the complete 2011 calendar year.
You can access XpertHR Benchmarking data on absence rates and costs in the following ways:
- Absence rates and costs for 2011 Subscribers to XpertHR Benchmarking can drill down into the complete results data from this survey and generate bespoke reports on how their organisation compares.
- Absence rate remains at 2.8% of working time lost: 2012 XpertHR survey All XpertHR subscribers can read XpertHR's detailed written analyses of the survey findings.
Absence: Key benchmarking questions
Key questions from the latest annual XpertHR Benchmarking survey of absence rates and costs include the following:
- What was your organisation's absence rate for 2011 as a whole (percentage of working time)?
- What was your organisation's absence rate for 2011 as a whole (number of days per employee)?
- What was the cost of sickness absence to your organisation per employee in 2011?
XpertHR absence benchmarking dashboard 2012/13
We've just published the XpertHR absence benchmarking dashboard for 2012/13.
XpertHR's absence benchmarking dashboard provides access to a wide range of data resources to help you measure and monitor the levels, costs and causes of sickness absence at your organisation.
This practical tool for HR professionals brings together latest XpertHR data, alongside information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and other external sources.
The XpertHR absence benchmarking dashboard also includes special focuses on sickness absence rates and costs; official sickness absence data from the ONS; and official absence trends data, looking at how absence rates changed between 1993 and 2011 (XpertHR subscription required to access each of these links).
Key absence questions answered
You can use the wealth of absence benchmarking data available here to answer a range of key questions relating to absence, including the following:
- What are the main causes of sickness absence?
- What is the sickness absence rate by UK region?
- How did sickness absence rates for men and women change between 1993 and 2011?
XpertHR absence benchmarker
The XpertHR absence benchmarker spreadsheet has also been updated with brand new data for 2012/13.
Answer the questions in the XpertHR absence benchmarker to create a printable report on how absence rates and costs at your organisation compare.
This resource is only accessible to XpertHR Benchmarking subscribers.
Michael Carty, benchmarking editor
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