Absence management

The ninth CIPD annual absence survey contains data on:

• rates of employee absence 
• costs
• targets and benchmarking
• causes 
• work-related stress
• managing absence
• employee well-being
• rehabilitation 

It looks at how organisations manage absence, with data on the approaches used and respondents’ views on their effectiveness.

Case studies look at the experiences of John Lewis, Eaton Hydraulics Ltd, Strathclyde Police and UCAS.

Previous surveys

• Absence management - July 2007
• Absence management - July 2006
• Absence management - July 2005
• Employee absence 2004: a survey of management policy and practice - July 2004 
• Employee absence 2003: a survey of management policy and practice - July 2003