Sick employees who work cost employers, study shows
Employees who go to work sick cost employers an average of $255 per employee per year, according to a study by Cornell University. Sickness was found to lower productivity as employees suffered from difficulty concentrating, slowness at tasks and the need to repeat work done poorly.
While most employers are well aware of the problems of absenteeism, presenteeism is often overlooked as a drain on productivity with a high economic cost, reports Circadian Technologies, Inc. Because shiftworkers are at a greater risk of getting sick if they do not know how to manage their shiftwork lifestyles, there is an even greater presenteeism cost in shiftwork than in daytime operations.