RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The common causes of absenteeism include injury, illness or sickness; burnout and stress; the need to provide childcare or eldercare when normal caretaking arrangements have fallen through; and disengagement by employees who are not committed to their jobs, their co-workers, and their employers; and
WHEREAS, A recent study titled "Absenteeism: The Bottom-Line Killer", published by Circadian, a workforce solution company, concludes that unscheduled absenteeism costs employers in the United States roughly $3,600.00 per year for each hourly worker and $2,600.00 per year for each salaried employee; and
WHEREAS, The costs of absenteeism include wages paid.to absent workers; productivity lost due to understaffing; for certain positions, overtime paid to replacement workers; administrative costs related to managing absenteeism, including time spent by departmental managers disciplining errant employees and finding suitable replacement workers; and resentment among employees who religiously come to work, but who, due to their co-workers' habitual absence, are burdened with extra duties and responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, Absenteeism can be difficult to address, because there are both legitimate and poor excuses for missing work, and it can be challenging for employers to monitor, control, and reduce absenteeism in an effective manner; and
WHEREAS, Notwithstanding these challenges, which affect public- and private-sector employers alike, it is particularly critical for public-sector employers like the City of Chicago to do everything in their power to ensure that taxpayer dollars are well spent, and that the vast majority of city workers, who are dedicated to their jobs throughout the year, are not taken advantage of by co-workers who intentionally and habitually miss work entirely or work less than then their full shifts; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorpora...
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