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Absent With Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism
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| Citation | Finn Poschmann. 2013. Absent With Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism. ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| 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: | May 18, 2026 |
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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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