The Cost of Going to Work When Sick
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Productivity Losses Exposure to Others companies that educate employees on the importance of staying home when sick 41% companies that discourage employees from coming into work sick 36% people continue to work or attend school while experiencing flu-like symptoms 83% One in four employees say they cannot miss work for one week Employees who often go to work despite feeling sick have higher rates of future work absences due to illness Presenteeism costs employers $2000/yr/employee Cost of employees working at diminished capacity costs in U.S. $250 Billion/yr The common cold results in an economic loss of $16.7B for presenteeism, while $8 billion is attributed to absenteeism Presenteeism accounts for 61% of an employees’ total lost productivity and medical costs Lack of Recovery Financial Liability to Company 10% more employers than last year are reporting a problem with presenteeism 2010: 38% 2011: 48% Stay Home: Employees are 27% more productive when they work from home¹ Absenteeism Medical Benefits Presenteeism Productivity losses exceed the costs of absenteeism and medical and disability benefits companies that send employees home sick 62% Most employees say they go to work sick at least sometimes x xx Working through presenteeism has a long-term negative effects on health and productivity Sponsored by: 1 2 3 4 Telework Research Network. 2010. Workshifting Benefits: The Bottom Line.
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This infographic showcases the staggering costs of working when sick, examining 4 ways productivity suffers.
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Productivity Losses Exposure to Others
companies that educateemployees on theimportance of stayinghome when sick
41%
companies that discourage employees from coming into work sick
36%people continue to work or attend school while experiencing flu-like symptoms
83%
One in four employees say they cannot miss work for one week
Employees who often go to work despite feeling sick have higher rates of future work absences due to illness
Presenteeism costs employers $2000/yr/employee
Cost of employees workingat diminished capacitycosts in U.S. $250 Billion/yr
The common cold results in an economic loss of $16.7B for presenteeism, while $8 billion is attributed to absenteeism
Presenteeism accounts for 61% of an employees’ total lost productivity and medical costs
Lack of Recovery Financial Liability to Company
10% more employers than last year are reporting a problemwith presenteeism
2010: 38%
2011: 48%
Stay Home: Employees are 27% more productive when they work from home¹
AbsenteeismMedicalBenefits
Presenteeism
Productivity losses exceed the costs of absenteeism and medical and disability benefits
companies that sendemployees home sick62%
Most employees say they go to work sick at least sometimes
x x x
Working through presenteeism has a long-term negative effects on health and productivitySponsored by:
1 2 3 4
Telework Research Network. 2010. Workshifting Benefits: The Bottom Line.
