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Managing Unplanned Absence in Organizations

University of Wollongong

Statistical information on absence attributed to work related injury and illness appears to be generally available to managers and as such is commonly employed as a guide for planning and monitoring organizational health and safety programmes. In contrast, few organizations seem to have a strong managerial grasp of nonwork absence attributed to illness and injury which, it is considered, significantly exceeds the latter in terms offrequency, cost and time lost.

This paper examines aspects ofabsence attributed to work and non work related illness and injury and their relationships. A systematic approach is proposed for measuring, analysing and reporting absences attributed to both work and non work related illness and injury. On this basis, preventative and rehabilitative strategies for the management of unplanned absence are discussed.

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