Absence statistics - What does Include only absence periods longer/shorter than mean?

Filter absence based on length

In Flex HRM, you can filter out certain absence from reports and statistics depending on how long the absence lasts. This function is particularly useful if, for example, you wish to exclude long-term sickness from your statistics. This allows you to focus on trends for shorter, more recurring absence without a single prolonged absence skewing percentage figures. You can also choose to monitor only long-term sickness in your company.

Where can you use the filter?

You can use the absence duration filter in the following places in Flex HRM:

• The report Absence statistics

• Statistics (in the absence statistics)

• Exports via Export template Absence

• Dashboards

How the settings work

All absence is included unless you enter any values in the fields for including absence periods longer/shorter than.

Only absence longer than X number of days: If you set that only periods longer than, for example, fourteen days are to be included, the entire absence period will be counted. That means an absence of thirty days will be included in full.
Long absence periods but exclude X number of first days: If you want to include long absence periods but not count the first days, you use this setting. For example, if an absence period is thirty days and you set it so the first fourteen days should be excluded, only the last sixteen days will be counted.
Only absence shorter than X number of days: This setting means that only absence periods shorter than, for example, fifteen days will be included in your selection.
Long absence periods but include only X number of first days: This option includes longer absence periods, but only the first fourteen days of the period.
You can also combine the settings, for example to only include absence that is longer than fourteen days but shorter than ninety-one days.

 

 If the employee falls ill again within 5 days 

In companies with home country Sweden, a period of illness is considered continuous if an employee falls ill again within five days. The days when the employee is working are not counted as sick days.