Do you know how much employee absenteeism is costing your company?

Do you know how much employee absenteeism is costing your company?
In the UK, it is estimated that businesses are losing 6.9 days a year per employee due to absenteeism. This is said to cost the British economy £100 billion. Employees working in the United Kingdom miss over 130m days in total every year, while absenteeism is estimated to cost the average UK business £554 per employee. Absenteeism is a global issue. According to “Absenteeism: The Bottom-Line Killer,”, unscheduled absenteeism costs roughly $3,600 per year for each hourly paid worker and $2,650 each year for salaried employees in the United States.