Old‐fashioned leadership and common sense has helped the City of Belleville reduce absenteeism.
In 2000, the City of Belleville implemented an informal attendance management program to reduce absenteeism. Over five years, the program has reduced sick‐day use from 12 days approximately, to 6.8 days.
The success of any business depends on the productivity of its workforce. Sustainable productivity requires both workforce health, or healthy employees, and organizational health, as demonstrated by effective human resources practices that enable and engage employees. In short, successful organizations need their employees on the job and productively engaged.
This policy addresses the role of the treating physician in assisting their patients return to work after an illness or injury. The treating physician’s role is to diagnose and treat the illness or injury, to advise and support the patient, to provide and communicate appropriate information to the patient and the employer, and to work closely with other involved health care professionals to facilitate the patient’s safe and timely return to the most productive employment possible.
The Sun Life-Ivey Canadian Wellness Return on Investment Study is a workplace wellness research study conducted by Sun Life in alliance with the Ivey Business School at Western University. Read on for a summary of the preliminary results.
Costs associated with employee absenteeism are significant, whether the absence is due to a work-related injury or personal illness, according to a new survey from global human resources services firm Hewitt Associates. However, despite evidence of increasing employee absenteeism rates, Hewitt’s survey shows most employers are not equipped to address these issues as successfully as they might like.
