HR Analytics 1
Fall 2023
Readings Assignment #6
Due October 21
Costing Turnover and Absenteeism
Reading:
Cascio, W. F., & Boudreau, J. W., & Fink, A. A. (2019). Investing in People
(3rd edition). Pearson Education: Upper Saddle River, NJ. Chapter 4.
Cascio, W. F., & Boudreau, J. W., & Fink, A. A. (2019). Investing in People
(3rd edition). Pearson Education: Upper Saddle River, NJ. Chapter 5.
Assignment:
1.
Think about your current position or a prior position you have held (provide a one or two sentence description of the position). Based on your reading of Chapter 4, how costly do you think absenteeism is for that position? You do NOT need to provide an exact estimate of the cost of absenteeism, but I would
like you to think about both the direct costs associated with absenteeism as well as the indirect costs.
2.
If you had to provide even just a guess, what do you think is the cost (total, so including both direct and indirect costs) of 1 day of absence in the position you described?
3.
How do you feel your estimate of the cost of absenteeism compares to what others in the organization would feel is the cost of absenteeism?
