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Costs of Absenteeism


This chart, based on figures from a CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey, shows the maximum and minimum cost per employee for unscheduled absences in small businesses and plainly shows that absenteeism can be expensive.

The minimum cost per employee for unscheduled absences in the smallest businesses was more than $100, while the maximum cost reached upwards of $500 per year!

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