Warning to employers to act on absenteeism now

Editor, SMEE, SMEE - January 18, 2022

A combination of the increased sick leave entitlements to ten days, Covid-19 control measures that tell people to stay home if they feel ill and traditionally high absenteeism rates in the Kiwi workplace mean that local companies need to brace for a potential surge in absenteeism in the coming months. Chief executive of national labour-hire company ELE Group, Brent Mulholland, said that in line with trends overseas, New Zealand companies could expect to bear a higher than average burden of pe...