Absenteeism is both a costly problem for organizations and can negatively impact employee moral. To fully understand the issues contributing to employee absenteeism and develop effective solutions, it is necessary to find the answers to these important questions.

• How much does absenteeism cost my organization?
• What types of employees are more likely to be absent and why?
• If challenged, will my absenteeism control policies and practices prevail in court?
• Which strategy is best: Reward good attendance or punish employees who are frequently absent?

Performance Development International, Inc. (PDII) specializes in diagnosing the specific causes of the problem, uncovering hidden issues, determining the cost of absenteeism to the organization and providing assistance in developing successful solutions for reducing and maintaining low absenteeism.

One of the Foremost Authorities on Absenteeism Control Programs

PDII President, Dr. Dow Scott is one of the foremost authorities on the design and evaluation of absenteeism control programs and has authored more than 20 publications on the subject. He has examined absenteeism control programs for organizations such as MB Management, Detroit Transportation Authority, Roanoke School Systems, U.S. Department of Transportation - Urban Mass Transit, and has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars on the topic.

Articles and Reports on Absenteeism

	Employee Attendance: Good Policy Makes Good Sense
	Published in Personnel Administrator
	Clearly articulated and consistently followed absenteeism policies are the foundation for successfully controlling absenteeism. Two types of approaches are typically followed: for cause and frequency of absence. Absenteeism frequency is perceived as the most fair and is more likely to be up-held in court.
	Rewarding Good Attendance: A Comparative Study of Positive Ways to Reduce Absenteeism
	Published by the Society of Human Resource Management in what is now HR Magazine (Yoder-Heneman Research Award)
	Programs that frequently recognized good attendance were found to work better than programs that simply monitored or provide financial incentives for good attendance.

Absenteeism Control Seminars

Dr. Scott has conducted numerous company seminars and seminars open to the professional public on absenteeism control. These programs focused on assessing the cost and scope of the problem, determining why employees were absent and developing solutions that could effectively reduce absenteeism.

Other Publications by Dr. Scott on Absenteeism

	Recognizing Good Attendance Longitudinal Quasi-Experimental Field Study
	Published in Personnel Psychology

	Teacher Absenteeism in Secondary Education
	Published in Educational Administrative Quarterly

	An Examination of Conflicting Findings Between Job Satisfaction and Absenteeism: A Meta Analysis
	Published in Academy of Management Journal

	The Job Satisfaction/Absenteeism Relationship: Gender as a Moderating Variable
	Published in Akron Business and Economic Review

	An Analysis of Absenteeism Cases Taken to Arbitration: 1975-1981
	Published in The Arbitration Journal

	Absenteeism Control Methods: A Survey of Practices and Results
	Published in Personnel Administrator

	A Human Resource Planning Approach for Reducing the Cost of Absenteeism
	Published in Human Resource Planning Journal

	An Empirical Test of Employee Withdrawal: An Exploratory Study
	Published in the Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings

	Compensation: Boost Productivity with Employee Contests
	Published in Personnel Journal

	Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Absenteeism: An Assessment of Measurement Reliability and Validity
	Published in Southern Management Association Proceedings