About Absenteeism

Absenteeism, and more specifically illness absenteeism, refers to instances where employees are absent from work due to illness or health-related reasons, utilising their allocated sick leave entitlement.

Because of illness-related absenteeism, businesses often resort to hiring temporary staff, or burdening existing team members with additional tasks. This frequently results in reduced productivity and lower customer service levels. It is thus important to establish effective sick leave policies, and even more important to analyse the sick leave patterns of individual employees to timely detect potential health conditions or sick leave abuse.

HR Information and Payroll Systems provide for the recordkeeping of sick leave, but none provides an in-depth analysis of patterns of sick leave usage, and how sick leave is used in conjunction with other forms of leave.

The presence of a doctor's certificate is not a guarantee that the employee is using sick leave wisely. When potential issues are identified, an investigation is necessary to determine the presence of physical or mental health conditions, or sick leave abuse.

About Appsentia

The analysis of unusually high levels of sick leave is often neglected in training, and when such analysis is conducted, it tends to be manual and demanding. Appsentia alleviates this burden by delivering precise analyses and insights into usage patterns, thereby lightening your workload and providing valuable information.

Appsentia scrutinises sick leave utilisation, pinpointing patterns like absences prior to or following weekends, near payday, preceding or succeeding public holidays, and in conjunction with other leave types. This analysis yields valuable insights into sick leave patterns, accompanied by recommendations for follow-up actions. Additionally, a comprehensive report is generated, facilitating further investigation if needed.