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  • Who’s there? Analysis of absence trends in the public sector

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    Colley, Linda
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    Colley, Linda K.
    Year published
    2006
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    Abstract
    Attendance and absence are receiving increasing attention, as organisations attempt to maximise productivity from all organisational resources. This paper considers whether the public sector differs from broader patterns of absence, through an analysis of existing data on several public services. One clear trend is that the rates of absence tend to be higher in public services, for a range of factors related to the nature and conditions of employment. In relation to economic and demographic variables, the trends are mixed, with similarities both within and across sectors, and at other times no discernible pattern.Attendance and absence are receiving increasing attention, as organisations attempt to maximise productivity from all organisational resources. This paper considers whether the public sector differs from broader patterns of absence, through an analysis of existing data on several public services. One clear trend is that the rates of absence tend to be higher in public services, for a range of factors related to the nature and conditions of employment. In relation to economic and demographic variables, the trends are mixed, with similarities both within and across sectors, and at other times no discernible pattern.
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    Conference Title
    The varieties of employment relations. Proceedings of the 13th annual International Employment Relations Association Conference
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    http://www.socsci.aau.dk/leo/iera/leo13.htm
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    © 2006 IERA. Use hypertext link to access the publisher's website. If adding a file add (after publisher name) the following statement: The attached file is posted here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher, for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/13224
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