Absent With Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism

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Page Title:Absent With Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Absent With Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/absent-leave-implications-demographic-change-worker-absenteeism/
Published Date:September 24, 2013
Accessed Date:February 15, 2025

Demographic forces are helping drive up the Canadian workforce’s reported absence rates owing to illness, according to a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Absent With Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism,” authors Finn Poschmann and Omar Chatur find, over the long-term, absence rates have climbed, identify potential causes and recommend steps to address this challenge to productivity.

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