absenteeism
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Niche based its rankings on student and parent ratings of teachers, teacher salaries and absenteeism, teacher tenure, student-teacher ratio and the Niche Academics Grade for the district. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "These 25 Alabama school districts have the best teachers," 26 Aug. 2019 Chronic absenteeism is down, but this was essentially the drop from an upward spike of the previous year: In the first semester of 2016, 12.7% of students were frequently absent from school. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, "LAUSD superintendent touts increases in student achievement," 15 Aug. 2019 One school of thought, known as human relations theory, has long argued that higher employee well-being is associated with higher productivity, not least because happy workers are less prone to absenteeism or quitting. — The Economist, "Employee happiness and business success are linked," 1 Aug. 2019 Providence has a chronic absenteeism problem Our review of attendance data for the 2018-19 school year found for more than 50 percent of the city’s high school students were absent for at least 10 percent of the school year. — BostonGlobe.com, "Everything you need to know about our coverage of Providence’s troubled schools," 9 Aug. 2019 Other opponents have said the law will encourage students to find more excuses to miss school in a state that also suffers from one of the worst absenteeism rates in the nation. — Sarah Zimmerman, The Denver Post, "In Oregon, students can take “mental health days” just like sick days," 22 July 2019 School leaders hope to see the graduation rate rise by 9 percent and chronic absenteeism drop by 7 percent in that time. — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, "Hartford school board extends Superintendent Torres-Rodriguez’s contract through 2022," 18 June 2019 Harris has been on the defensive for her anti-truancy initiatives, in which some parents were jailed for their child’s absenteeism. — Soni Sangha, Fortune, "Issues That Divide 2020 Democrats Going Into the First Debate," 26 June 2019 Since asthma is also one of the leading causes of school absenteeism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLUS1 located an asthma clinic on wheels called Breathmobile that provides free treatment for kids on school grounds. — Margaret Farrell, Billboard, "Nearly $10M Raised By PLUS1, the Arcade Fire-Inspired Nonprofit That Helps Artists Fund Good Causes," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'absenteeism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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absenteeism
nounFinancial Definition of absenteeism
What It Is
In the business world, absenteeism refers to the rate at which employees do not arrive for work as scheduled.
How It Works
Company XYZ is a health care provider. It has 25 nurses who are each responsible for seeing 10 patients a day. Every day, one or two nurses are not at work due to vacation or sickness. However, in the past month absenteeism has risen. Now, four or five nurses are often missing for the day, putting a severe strain on the nurses who do come to work, increasing the wait times for patients, and increasing the number of medical errors the nurses are making.
Why It Matters
Absenteeism increases costs and lowers profits because it reduces productivity and often work quality. A similar problem, presenteeism, occurs when employees choose to stay at work but handle personal and family issues at their desks rather than working. Many forms of absenteeism are protected by law (such as family leave under FMLA). Often, however, absenteeism can increase when workers feel stressed. U.S. companies lose billions due to chronic employee absenteeism.
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absenteeism
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