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.
3g. What was the principal problem caused by the employee’s absence?
Response | ||||
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1 | Finding and training a temporary replacement | 4 | ||
2 | Increased workload for others | 30 | ||
3 | Lost productivity, including the disruption of work or customer relations | 10 | ||
4 | Greater direct out-of-pocket costs | 6 | ||
5 | No real problems | 51 | ||
6 | DK/Refuse | 0 | ||
Total (%) | 101 | |||
N | 306 |
Notes: Fifty-one (51) percent of small employers who experienced at least one request for family and medical leave in the last three years and granted the last request report no real problems caused by the employee's absence (Q#3g).