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Managing Unplanned Absence in Organizations
Author(s) -
Zanko Michael
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118902700403
Subject(s) - grasp , work (physics) , operations management , contrast (vision) , business , actuarial science , psychology , computer science , economics , engineering , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , programming language
Statistical information on absence attributed to work related injury and illness appears to be generally available to managers and as such is commonly employed as a guide for planning and monitoring organizational health and safety programmes. In contrast, few organizations seem to have a strong managerial grasp of nonwork absence attributed to illness and injury which, it is considered, significantly exceeds the latter in terms of frequency, cost and time lost. This paper examines aspects of absence attributed to work and non work related illness and injury and their relationships. A systematic approach is proposed for measuring, analysing and reporting absences attributed to both work and non work related illness and injury. On this basis, preventative and rehabilitative strategies for the management of unplanned absence are discussed.