absenteeism

Absentismo Laboral

Catalonia bears highest cost of workplace absenteeism at €11.557 million, followed by Community of Madrid at €10.290 million

According to the 15th Adecco Report on Healthy Workplaces and Absenteeism Management, absenteeism cost the Spanish economy €59,109 million last year, 11.7 per cent more than in 2024 and almost double the figure for 2019, when it stood at €30,171 million. Reported by Consejeros Editorial Team Spain is facing 2026 with absenteeism at historically high levels. Data from the fifteenth edition of the Adecco Report on Healthy Workplaces and Absenteeism…


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Absenteeism Skyrockets in Spain: 1.2 Million People Miss Work Daily

The Círculo de Empresarios (Circle of Businessmen) reports that nearly 1.2 million people are absent from their jobs every day, representing a cost to Spain that could now reach up to 5.4% of GDP. The primary driver of this increase is absences due to temporary disability (incapacidad temporal). “The rise in absenteeism is eroding business competitiveness and generating a growing cost for the economy as a whole. It is essential…