Translation of "Krankheitsbedingte fehlzeiten" in English

Staff work more efficiently and sick leave has been reduced

Back aches frequently cause days of work to be missed.

At the same time, business productivity is reduced by sickness induced absenteeism of employees.

Long-term sickness absence often leads to unemployment and also to workers leaving the labour market permanently.

One of the positive side-effects is improved job satisfaction and reduced sickness absence.

Positive side-effects are improved job satisfaction and reduced sickness absence.

Positive side-effects are improved job satisfaction and reduced sickness absence.

This clearly demonstrates the complex and multidimensional nature of health-related absenteeism.

Periods of involuntary unemployment duly recorded by the relevant employment office, periods not worked for reasons not of the person’s own making and absences from work or cessation of work due to illness or accident shall be regarded as periods of employment.

Periods of involuntary unemployment duly recorded by the relevant employment office, periods not worked for reasons not of the person’s own making and absences from work or cessation of work due to illness or accident shall be regarded as periods of employment.

Particular attention is to be paid to reducing psychological complaints and musculoskeletal problems (joints, back, arms and legs) which together account for approximately three-quarters of the sickness absence costs associated with sick leave and workers being declared unfit for work.

Sustainable improvement of health and an associated reduction in absenteeism can only be accomplished at the workplace itself.

In the first phase of the project a background paper has been produced in which existing data on sickness absence were analysed for patterns in different Member States, sectors and demographic groups.

She concludes that good acoustics would mean savings of £100 per square metre per year in addition to other savings such as reduced illness-related absenteeism and general satisfaction.

It is a well-documented fact that good indoor climate increases our power of concentration and causes less absence due to sickness.

On the one hand more people leading healthier lifestyles would help to improve productivity through increased efficiency and less absenteeism caused by illness whilst on the other it would have a positive impact on labour costs due to a reduction in social security costs. All of these are preconditions for safeguarding and expanding a company's competitive position.

More than 130 million days are lost to sickness absence every year in Great Britain and working-age ill health costs the national economy £100 billion a year1.

Studies suggest that if all office buildings in the US were refurbished (flow rate adapted to 10 l/s per person, room temperature of 23 °C max. in winter, further technical measures), the annual benefit to the US due to better performance in the workplace and fewer absences due to sickness would amount to USD 20 billion.

When carrying out checks and collecting data on sickness absenteeism, we enable employees to indicate the reasons for the absenteeism, affording them an opportunity to actively participate in changing the processes in their workplace.

According to a recent review, this scheme has had a positive impact on productivity and sick leave, with participants registering on average a 20% reduction in this type of leave.

The Conperio Index, a nationwide index of sickness absenteeism, is a response to the demand of enterprises, which have not yet had a proper benchmark for their sickness absenteeism data.

This inactivity often leads to cardiovascular problems, diabetes, overweight and, in particular, musculoskeletal disorders – which also happen to be one of the main causes of illness-related absences at Deutsche Telekom.

Services or measures that help prevent or reduce recurring time missed due to illness are subsequently discussed.

There is a paradox at the heart of these analyses of workplace absenteeism in Europe; vast amounts of money are involved in paying for absenteeism due to ill health, but major players have been relatively inactive for a long period.