Assessing and Managing Absenteeism with Bradford Factor Score Analysis
Assessing and Managing Absenteeism with Bradford Factor Score Analysis

Author(s): Ondřej Mikulec, Adéla Špačková
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Methodology and research technology, Accounting - Business Administration, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Absenteeism; Bradford Factor Score analysis; Human Resource Management (HRM); People Analytics;
Summary/Abstract: Proper work with quantitative data is important for each segment of a company including Human Resource Management. People analytics represents a datadriven approach to HRM and implementation of quantitative models in decision processing about company´s workforce planning. Absenteeism is becoming an issue with high importance for all production companies. High costs following increasing absenteeism connected with decreased production or increased overtime work are at stake, and companies feel the necessity to set action steps and try to deal with it. This work aims to present the analysis of sick leave absenteeism based on information from five production companies with almost four thousand employees in total during 2016 and ways of managing and dealing with sick leave absenteeism. Focus groups are determined and their approach to absenteeism is discussed as well as HRM approach to this problem. Furtherly the analysis based on Bradford factor score is proposed. Bradford factor score represents a managerial tool to evaluate individuals according to the total length of their absenteeism and frequency of their absenteeism events. Rules and ways of possible active use of Bradford factor score analysis to manage the

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