The clinical evidence on depression shows that on average, employees affected by major depression will miss from
to
workdays per year. The workdays missed per year estimates include both absenteeism (not showing up for work)
and lost productivity (being at work but performing at less than 100%).
For days lost to absenteeism, sometimes that time can be accounted for by other employees or absentee employees making up
the time upon their return. Keep in mind that absenteeism may have other negative effects on your workforce, including
lowered morale and the cost and time of finding replacement work. Please estimate how often you expect absentee employees
will be replaced in your workforce:
%.
The costs of absenteeism are directly related to replacement costs, which are dependent on average wages.
For the industry and region you have selected: General industry and National region, the average daily wage is
$
for men and
$
for women.
Benefits and fringes make up a significant portion of total compensation for employees.
On average, they represent about
% of total compensation for your industry.
The total compensation costs (including wages and benefits) will be used to calculate the effect of depression-related
lost workdays to you, the employer. If you would like to look only at the impact of wages in your workforce,
simply change the average compensation to “zero.”
Also, employees affected by depression incur higher medical costs than other employees, from
$
to
$
more per year.
The model calculations will use these default values unless you replace them with more specific
information about your workforce.
