absenteeism benchmarking

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	Message From: nidhidhiman	Total Posts: 1	Join Date: 22/06/2010
Rank: Beginner	Post Date: 22/06/2010 03:19:53	Points: 5	Location: India

Dear Members

I would like to know about the concept of Absenteeism Benchmarking. what is the percentage of absenteeism benchmarking in Automotive Industry? and is benchmarking of absenteeim is restricted to some standard %tage?

	Message From: priya_sharma	Total Posts: 2	Join Date: 22/06/2010
Rank: Beginner	Post Date: 24/08/2010 01:23:01	Points: 10	Location: India

It is extremely difficult to determine the "normal" absenteeism rate in any sector of the economy as sick absenteeism is dependant on a number of factors, including: The demographics of the employees 1.Age 2. Gender 3. Responsibility levels 4. The nature of the industry Due to the above factors it’s not possible to determine an appropriate norm for each sector but rather to determine the absenteeism profile of each employer and to consider each of the factors separately. The factors to consider are: 1.Average absenteeism rate 2.Average length of each sick leave absence 3.Average number of sick leave incidents per annum 4.Short term ratio versus long term ratio 5.Absenteeism rate per age category 6.Absenteeism per department/region etc 7.Absenteeism per earnings level (or better still per grade) The above can be achieved by producing an absenteeism management report (AMR) and analyzing this in detail. At a micro level each employee can then be measured against their peers using benchmarks such as: 1.Average absenteeism rate 2.Average length of each sick leave absence 3.Average number of sick leave incidents per annum In general we find that sick absenteeism levels should not be more than 2% per annum. i.e. if an employee is expected to work 250 days during a year then they should not be off sick more than 5 days per annum, on average. I may be noticed here that the absenteeism rate is higher for lower paid employees versus the high income earners. This is however more related to responsibility levels rather than income levels. Low paid employees, generally, have less responsibility, which then affects job satisfaction and morale which has an impact on absenteeism. The benchmark absenteeism rate for the Automotive Industry (based on South African statistics), which according to records says are 1.77%. This is calculated (Incident Days / Exposed Days as a %). According to the research the lower income earners take more sick leave, but one also needs to consider the impact of the indirect costs.