![]() ![]() ![]() Prevention is costly and is rarely a priority, Verschelden notes. Organizations that want to introduce an absenteeism management program face myriad challenges. Drawing on her 25 years’ experience in group insurance, Verschelden says “off the top of my head, about 40%” of disabilities are caused by psychological conditions. In 2013, in the group plan of a very large commercial client of IA, about 60% of long-term disabilities were associated with psychological or mental health problems. This proportion reaches 50% of disabilities for unionized federal government employees. Mental health Regardless of duration, an estimated 30% absences are linked to a psychological health problem. The proportion of long-term disabilities linked to mental illness is constantly rising, Verschelden adds. After half a year, they plunge below 20%. After 12 weeks, the probabilities of return to work are barely 50%. If you don’t measure it, you won’t act.” Absenteeism awareness is higher at larger companies, which tend to have collective agreements and labour relations departments, she points out.Īnother study shows that the longer the disability leave, the poorer the chances of return to work. “Most employers are aware of the problem, but many do not measure their absenteeism rate. ![]() Absenteeism is highest in the 55 to 64 age group, averaging 13 days per year per employee. The Conference Board survey of 401 companies in June 2012 also finds that barely 46% of respondents say they know the absenteeism rate in their business, and only 15% claimed to know the costs. The average rate has hovered at between nine and ten days since 2002. Average absenteeism per permanent job was 9.3 days per year in 2011. Insurers can help employers adopt best practices in human resources management to shorten disability leave.At the 16th Solareh convention in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Michelle Verschelden director, Life and Disability Settlements, Group Benefits at Industrial Alliance, Insurance and Financial Services, presented data on absenteeism gathered by the Conference Board of Canada. The direct cost of absenteeism in businesses was estimated at $16.6 billion in 2012. ![]()
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