More people reported getting sick again in November, mainly due to influenza. The rate of absence from work due to illness reached 5 percent last month, compared to 4.7 percent in October. The number of sick reports has increased, especially in the field of education.
With an absenteeism rate of 5 percent, approximately fifty out of every thousand workdays are missed. Figures based on more than 1 million employees are from occupational health and safety services ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare.
Absenteeism in November reaches its highest level this year, matching the percentage in February. Over the 11-month period, sickness absence was slightly lower at 4.6 percent than in all of 2022. According to occupational health and safety service providers, this is because the number of sick reports this year is less affected by Corona.
However, ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare believe that the increase in long-term absenteeism due to psychological complaints will continue this year. Last summer, absenteeism due to stress, burnout and burnout was more than 8 percent higher than it was in the summer of 2022. Now, one in five days of absence is due to stress-related complaints. This is not always work-related stress.
ArboNed director, Riedmer van Wijngaarden, suggests that such absenteeism due to psychological complaints will be addressed as much as possible by 2024. “In many cases, long-term absenteeism could have been prevented with the right and timely support. Employers should “The employees maintain a good dialogue with each other.”
New reports of the disease are increasing mainly in the field of education
The number of new sick reports per 1,000 employees was 83 in November, compared to 72 in October. Increased absenteeism is normal at this time of year.
The large number of reports of school absenteeism is striking. In this sector there were 136 sick reports for every 1,000 employees.
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