April 2009 - Bradford Factor

The Bradford Factor calculation is gaining increasing popularity as a method of measuring employee's irregularity of attendance and the effects of absenteeism on the organisation. It works on the premise that frequent, short spells of absence can cause more disruption to a business and result in higher costs than fewer, but longer, spells of absence. The calculation measures the frequency and duration of absences over a period of fifty-two weeks to compute an absence score, in points, for each employee. This helps to discourage excessive absenteeism and allows managers to compare employee attendance within and between, different departments, as well as across the organisation as a whole.

The Bradford Factor report is now available as standard within Softworks' Time & Attendance Management Suite