Birmingham Post - Tag - absenteeism

Absenteeism costing firms in the West Midlands

Birmingham Post — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:05:00 GMT

Absenteeism is costing firms heavily according to a new report which shows workers in the West Midlands are taking unauthorised days off for job-hunting and good weather.

Midland workers averaging 10 sick days a year, according to report

Birmingham Post — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:57:00 GMT

Midland workers throw an average ten ‘sickies’ a year, adding millions to the UK’s estimated £32 billion bill for absenteeism, a report shows.

Sickness levels rising at Birmingham City Council as crackdown fades

Birmingham Post — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:30:00 GMT

Sickness levels at Birmingham City Council have risen consistently since the summer, raising fears that a crackdown on absenteeism has run out of steam.

Birmingham City Council sickness rates at a new low

Birmingham Post — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:55:00 GMT

Staff sickness at Birmingham City Council has plummeted to a record low.

Row erupts over sick leave figures at Birmingham City Council

Birmingham Post — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:01:00 GMT

An argument about the accuracy of statistics has broken out after Birmingham’s ruling Tory-Lib Dem coalition was accused of "massaging" the city council's sickness level figures.