Absenteeism due to flu reaches peak levels in January
10 months ago

Absenteeism due to flu reaches peak levels in January

NL Times  

The number of reports of illness reached its highest point of the flu season so far in January, that was reported by occupational health and safety service providers ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare, both part of HumanTotalCare and jointly serving around 1 million employees.The first month of the year had 85 per 1000 employees call in sick. The increase is related to the rise in flu cases, but according to the Occupational Health and Safety Service, the peak has now reached. Therefore, the average absenteeism in January fell slightly and amounted to 5 percent compared to 5,1 percent in December 2023. In January, the average absenteeism rate in SMEs was 4.6 percent, while for companies with 250 employees or more, this was 5.8 percent.

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11 months ago

Absenteeism due to illness down for the first time in nine years

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NL Times  

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NL Times  

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