In an article by USA Today, some interesting statistics and insights on a common consequence of unmotivated employees – faking illness on sick days – were discussed along with examples of excuses actual employees have made.
This is one of many costs a business could incur if their Human Resources are not managed properly and shows the importance of hiring the right employees. In relation to the class’s discussion on Zappos’ corporate culture, “getting it right” the first time with employees can be significant to business success – which is why Zappos invests so much into HR.
As stated in the article, 30% of employers check in on workers who have called in sick, 15% drive past the employee’s house, 19% check employee social media posts, 17% have another employee call the sick worker, and 64% require a doctor’s note.
Employers’ opportunity costs are increased as time and effort that could be put into other important business functions gets wasted on following up on employees. The business could become less productive as employees try to get out of going into work and this can have long term effects on the firm’s ability to function as well as cause them to experience high staff turnover rates among other things.
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