Between 2020 and 2021, absenteeism in companies decreased by 10% to 22.6 days of absence per year and per employee (compared to 25.1 days in 2020) according to the results of the 14th Absenteeism and Engagement Barometer Ayming-AG2R La Mondiale broadcast by The Figaro. This affects 6.19% of employees.
However, this drop is misleading as it comes a year after the peak of the covid crisis. Taking a step back, it seems that the trend has been on the rise for several years.
A cost to business
In fact, still according to this barometer, absenteeism has increased by 36% since 2015. Specifically, in 2016, the absenteeism rate was 4.6% with 16.8 days of absence per year and per employee.
Last year, almost half of the stoppages (45%) were for professional reasons (work accidents, professional illnesses, burn-out), with a significant increase in professional exhaustion. A strong structural trend according to the authors of the report. Furthermore, 36% of employees surveyed believe that their work has a negative impact on their health.
The less the employee invests in the company, the more he is absent according to the study. 34% of engaged employees were absent, compared to 55% of less engaged employees in 2021.
Absenteeism that has a cost: 1% absence costs a company 1% of payroll, which represents a 15% loss in its margin, estimates Denis Blanc, general manager of Ayming.
Source: BFM TV
