Absence Rate

The full-time employees who do not work full-time in a given week, expressed a percentage of total employees in a given company or industry. The absence rate does not consider whether a given absence is legitimate; it only observes that the employee is not at work. In general, the absence rate is higher in companies with more generous employee benefits. Companies seek to keep their absence rates to the lowest level possible.

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Across Wales, Swansea primaries had the most improved attendance rates of all 22 local education authorities last year, while those in Merthyr Tydfil had the highest overall absence rate of 5.

More pupils taken out of school for term-time breaks

In July, figures showed the NEAS recorded a sickness absence rate of 6.

Fifth of ambulance staff get stress-linked sickness

New figures show our region's ambulance service recorded a sickness absence rate of 6.

Ambulance staff in North East are sickest in country; NEAS WORKERS TAKE MOST SICK DAYS IN THE UK

THE Welsh Ambulance Service continues to have the highest sickness absence rate of any NHS service, new figures have revealed.

Ambulance service is the sick man of Wales

At the same time, the region's absence rate has decreased from 2.

NW workers taking fewer sick days; BUSINESS WIRE

The company told Siptu the absence rate is currently 12%, of which 10% was attributable to the sick pay scheme.

NOW STRIKING STAFF WILL LUAS SICK PAY; Bosses hit out at absence levels as row rumbles on

Education Minister Huw Lewis said the falling absence rate was "excellent news".

Truancy numbers for N.Wales schools fall to record low; CONCERNS REMAIN FOR HIGH RATES IN DEPRIVED AREAS

Sickness absence rates have fallen for both men and women since 1993, with men consistently having a lower sickness absence rate than women.

SICKNESS ABSENCE DOWN OVER THE LAST DECADE

The Labour Force Survey revealed that in workers aged 16 and over, men consistently had a lower sickness absence rate than women.

Sickness absences in the UK at lowest level since 1993

Figures released by the Department for Education show the city's absence rate for the 2011/12 school year stands at 5.

8,500 PUPILS MISS MONTH OF LESSONS; New school truancy figures are revealed

The Welsh Government released statistics yesterday that showed the average sickness absence rate for January to March this year at the Health Board was 4.

Sick days fall for NHS staff; STILL 'UNACCEPTABLE' RATE SAYS SHADOW HEALTH MINISTER

Summary: More than 45,000 NHS workers call in sick each day - around one and a half times the absence rate seen in the private sector