{"id":4469,"date":"2019-09-22T09:49:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T13:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2019-09-22T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T14:05:21","slug":"12-reasons-employees-call-in-sick-on-mondays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=4469","title":{"rendered":"12 Reasons Employees Call in “Sick” on Mondays"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s Sunday. What are your plans for tomorrow?<\/p>\n

Did you know that twice as many people call in sick on <\/span>Mondays as compared to<\/span> Fridays<\/span>?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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That’s 24.8% vs.12.8% according to a recent study conducted in the UK. And few would argue that employee absenteeism places pressure on productivity, morale AND the bottom line, but who’s keeping track?<\/p>\n

Putting reasons aside like sickness or a hurricane, the following common workplace occurrences are fueling Monday absenteeism:<\/p>\n

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  1. Truth takes second place to personal and professional gain<\/li>\n
  2. Accountability is expected but not practiced by management<\/li>\n
  3. Short-term wins beat long-term purpose<\/li>\n
  4. Talk and actions don’t match<\/li>\n
  5. Only one voice matters and it’s not yours<\/li>\n
  6. Moral character? What’s that?<\/li>\n
  7. Closed doors and closed mindedness abound<\/li>\n
  8. Hidden agendas stifle transparency<\/li>\n
  9. Fear is rampant and rules “rule”<\/li>\n
  10. Failures are punished<\/li>\n
  11. Honesty is not encouraged<\/li>\n
  12. Shared values are non-existent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Can you name the common thread running through these?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    If you guessed low trust you are correct, and it is present in almost every workplace. Low trust, leads to low morale which, in turn, increases employee absenteeism.<\/p>\n

    The fixes aren’t all that difficult if you can get past\u00a0Step #1 below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Step #1<\/strong> ACKNOWLEDGE that trust is low. That’s the hardest part. Reviewing these universal principles<\/a>\u00a0 and answering this one question\/one minute anonymous survey<\/a> will help.\u00a0(Almost 70,000 people already have)<\/p>\n

    Step #2<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Identify which principles are weak<\/a> in your organization. They won’t all be and strengths can be celebrated.<\/p>\n

    Step #3<\/strong> Mend them with these tools<\/a>. You can do it yourself or contact barbara@trustacrossamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n

    Why have YOU chosen to call in sick tomorrow? What actions can you take to curb “Mondayitis?”<\/span><\/p>\n

    Barbara Brooks Kimmel is the CEO at Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a> whose mission is to help organizations build trust.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Copyright 2019, Next Decade, Inc.<\/p>\n