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The Shell Disability Management Program: a five-year evaluation of the impact on absenteeism and return-on-investment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20431409     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the Shell Disability Management Program (DMP) on U.S. manufacturing employee absenteeism. METHODS: We estimated absence episodes and days lost per employee from 2004 to 2008 compared to pre-program values in 2002, and productivity gains from transitional duty (TD). RESULTS: Between 2002 and 2008, absence episodes/100 employees decreased from 37.4 to 25.7 among hourly workers but increased from 9.7 to 13.1 among staff employees. Days lost per employee decreased from 7.4 to 5.2 for hourly employees and were virtually unchanged for staff employees. TD resulted in 6042 days saved in 2006 and 11,438 days in 2008, with direct cost savings of more than $4.1 million from 2006 to 2008. CONCLUSIONS: The Shell DMP emphasizes absence tracking, timely return-to-work, and facilitation of TD. Absenteeism decreased significantly after DMP implementation, particularly among hourly employees, with an estimated 2.4:1 return-on-investment.
Authors:
Judy K Wendt; Shan P Tsai; Faiyaz A Bhojani; Derrick L Cameron
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine     Volume:  52     ISSN:  1536-5948     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Occup. Environ. Med.     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-10     Completed Date:  2010-08-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9504688     Medline TA:  J Occup Environ Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  544-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Shell Health Americas, Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX 77252-2463, USA. judy.wendt@shell.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Absenteeism*
Adolescent
Adult
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Humans
Industry*
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health
Organizational Case Studies
Program Evaluation*
Sick Leave / economics,  trends*
United States
Young Adult

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