APA has joined a call to urged government to reinvigorate
its efforts to tackle sickness absence on the back of publication of the
EEF/Westfield Health 2012 annual sickness absence report, which includes the
The overall absence rate remains unchanged from 2010 (2.2%)
as has the average working days lost to absence at just over 5 days per
employee..
The issue itself has become increasingly significant with 55
per cent of companies expressing concerns in regard to short-term illness and
unmotivated employees. However, only 5 per cent of companies currently monitor
the cost of presenteeism.
APA Director General, Gareth Osborne said: “With the economy
still suffering from weak or no growth we need to improve our economic
performance and this requires the engagement of staff. I believe the climate is
depressing and it affects workers across the board. Employers have to work hard
to make work fun, it is tough but they have to remember there are only four
reasons to come to work; money · money · fun and money. If we are deficient of three
elements we have to work enormously hard to make work enjoyable.
APA Members can find details in the Members’ Area of the
website on ‘How to make work fun’.
APA
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