- According to an investigation by Chronos In Mexico, the average rate of absenteeism is 7.5 percent of the total working days of the year (all this before the pandemic).
- This number is high compared to other countries.
- Unplanned absences are difficult for companies because they cause serious productivity problems.
According to JHU Case, in Mexico City there were 1.59 million cases of covid-19 throughout the pandemic. Of that total, there were 43 thousand deaths. In the last 24 hours, meanwhile, there were more than 8,000 infections and 13 deaths.
In the State of Mexico, for its part, 635,000 cases have been registered throughout the months of the pandemic, with 47,000 deaths.
In this scenario, the business chambers of CDMX and the State of Mexico warn that the increase in cases is producing an increase in work absenteeism due to Covid-19.
According to the organizations, up to 20 percent of staff have not shown up for their jobs, post this friday The universal.
The subject worries, but less than in the previous months, in the other waves of cases, since now the recovery time is less: before it was at least 15 days and, now, it demands no more than a week.
Absenteeism from work due to covid-19
In addition, those responsible for the business chambers in CDMX and Edomex say that, unlike previous waves, The impact on production is not being so serious because “employees have become multifunctional” and because of the payments made for overtime to cover this absenteeism.
Armando Zúñiga, head of Coparmex, told the same outlet that the new wave of absenteeism is hitting hardest in small and medium-sized companies with up to 5 people. Zúñiga said that there are some who have had to stop working for a few days because most of their employees were sick.
Although some have been able to replace absenteeism by paying other workers overtime, smaller SMEs do not have the resources to do so or temporary staff to hire, so they have stopped their activity.
“We see increases in infections and absenteeism, which continues to rise,” said the businessman.
From the Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism in Small and from Coparmex they have also warned about the growth of absenteeism due to the fifth wave of covid. From there they report worker casualties of between 15 and 20 percent.
The Mexican Restaurant Association, meanwhile, said that although they do not have precise information on the number of workers affected, absenteeism is a “very common” conversation among employers in the sector these days.
According to Gerardo López Becerra, president of the National Council for the Development of Small Businesses, between 7 and 8 percent of small businesses in CDMX were affected by the new wave of cases of the disease.
Likewise, as in the previous examples, absenteeism has been as notable as in the first two waves.
Now read:
Work absenteeism reduces 30 percent of productivity in companies
Kaitlyn “Amouranth” earns on OnlyFans 104 thousand times more than a woman in Mexico
4 attitudes that affect your networking