The annual average absenteeism due to illness fell last year for the first time since 2014. That was reported by the occupational health and safety service providers ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare, both part of HumanTotalCare and jointly serving around 1 million employees. After several years in which the coronavirus had a major impact on absenteeism, it is now time to shift …
The number of employees staying at home due to illness will continue to rise as long as staff shortages and work pressure remain high, according to labor market experts commenting on the absenteeism rate. Personnel shortages, particularly in healthcare, persist because of this "vicious circle,” said Ton Wilthagen, labor market professor at Tilburg University. According to researcher Maroesjka Versantvoort of …
Illness absenteeism is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. But the share of people calling in sick due to mental health problems - psychological absenteeism - has risen sharply, NU.nl reports based on figures from health and safety service providers HumanCare Capital and ArboNed. “The share of absenteeism for mental health reasons is increasing further in the total number of sick …
Employees who had contact with an infected person, but have tested negative for the coronavirus and don't have symptoms, should be able to go to work. According to the organizations, the quarantine rules must be relaxed "so that people who are not sick can get back to work as soon as possible before half of the Netherlands is on the …
