The percentage of scheduled working days lost to employee absence.
Absence rate (also called Bradford Factor score context) measures the total number of working days lost to absence as a percentage of total available working days. Formula: (Total absence days ÷ Total possible working days) × 100. The UK average absence rate is approximately 2.5–3.5 days per employee per year. Organizations use absence rate data to benchmark against industry averages, identify departments with above-average absence, and measure the impact of wellbeing initiatives.
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