Articles - Absenteeism

Absenteeism can seriously impact customer service levels, team morale, and your contact centre’s bottom line. This collection brings together our best articles, webinars, videos, and tools to help you understand, measure, and reduce absenteeism across your operation. Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas to improve attendance, real-world examples from other centres, or expert advice on managing wellbeing and engagement, you’ll find everything you need right here.

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What is Attrition Rate and How to Calculate It
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The Bradford Factor – Improving Contact Centre Absenteeism
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An Action Plan for Dealing With Absenteeism
How to Calculate Absenteeism – with Formula
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Creative Ways to Improve Attendance at Work
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The Best Ways to Track Absence in the Contact Centre
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How to Manage and Improve Schedule Adherence
Managing Absenteeism in the Call Centre
29 Strategies to Tackle Agent Absence and Attrition
The Trials and Tribulations of Shift Swaps
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Do Duvet Days Work?
Answers: Duvet days
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5 Critical Questions Every Contact Centre Manager Needs to Ask Right Now
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Sickness, Lateness and Going AWOL During Probation
The Best Ways to Deal with Lunch and Tea Break Requests
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Get Sickness Under Control – 21 Management Tips
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Has Anyone Used Incentive Schemes to Reduce Sickness Absence?
How to Tackle Call Centre Health Issues
Preparing Your Call Centre for the Olympics
46 Tips for Managing Absence
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Managing Lateness Within a Contact Centre
How Duvet Days can Reduce Staff Absence
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Why You Shouldn’t Make Assumptions About Unsociable Hours
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The Benefits of Switching Up Your Agents’ Day
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Stop Making Your Absence Rates Go Up!