| Percentage of Organizations Using Methods to Control Absenteeism | ||||||
| Method |
Year |
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| 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | |
| Disciplinary Action | 96% | 93% | 93% | 88% | 77% | |
| Annual performance review | 84% | 81% | 81% | 58% | ||
| Verification of illness | 75% | |||||
| No-fault systems | 62% | 57% | 58% | 31% | 50% | 29% |
| Personal recognition | 62% | 59% | 62% | 33% | ||
| Paid leave bank | 59% | 59% | 58% | 21% | 27% | 25% |
| Bonus programs | 52% | 54% | 56% | 21% | ||
| Buy-back programs | 48% | 50% | 17% | 17% | 29% | 23% |
| Source: CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey | ||||||
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Ratings of the Perceived Effectiveness of Methods used to Control Absenteeism (1=Not very effective, 5=Very effective) |
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| Method |
Year |
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| 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | |
| Disciplinary Action | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Annual performance review | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | ||
| Verification of illness | 2.9 | |||||
| No-fault systems | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||
| Personal recognition | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | ||
| Paid leave bank | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |
| Bonus programs | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| Buy-back programs | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| Source: CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey | ||||||