Family and Medical Leave
» Family and Medical Leave, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2004
If respondent HAD an employee request for time off for a serious illness in the family or for a birth or adoption within the last three years AND the last request was granted.
Think of the most recent request for family leave.
How did you make up for the employee’s absence?
3f4. (compensate for employee’s absence) Did you postpone work or reduce business output, such as fewer sales calls, less customer service, etc.?
Response | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yes | 21 | ||
2 | No | 79 | ||
3 | DK/Refuse | 0 | ||
Total (%) | 100 | |||
N | 306 |
Notes: Twenty-one (21) percent of small employers who experienced at least one request for family and medical leave in the last three years and granted the most recent request compensated for the absent employee by postponing work or reducing output, such as fewer sales calls (Q#3f4).