Percentage of Organizations Using Methods to Control Absenteeism

Method

Year

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Disciplinary Action 89% 90% 90% 91% 96% 93% 93% 88% 77%  
Annual performance review 82% 82% 79% 79% 84% 81% 81% 58%    
Verification of illness 74% 79% 76% 76% 75%          
No-fault systems 59% 67% 63% 59% 62% 57% 58% 31% 50% 29%
Personal recognition 57% 68% 66% 59% 62% 59% 62% 33%    
Paid leave bank 60% 70% 67% 63% 59% 59% 58% 21% 27% 25%
Bonus programs 51% 61% 57% 49% 52% 54% 56% 21%    
Buy-back programs 53% 59% 58% 48% 48% 50% 17% 17% 29% 23%
Source: CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey

Ratings of the Perceived Effectiveness of Methods used to Control Absenteeism

(1=Not very effective, 5=Very effective)

Method

Year

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Disciplinary Action 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5  
Annual performance review 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2    
Verification of illness 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9          
No-fault systems 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.7    
Personal recognition 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.1    
Paid leave bank 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9  
Bonus programs 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.1    
Buy-back programs 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6  
Source: CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey

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