The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for employee leave, either to care for themselves or family members. Not all states have Paid Family Leave laws. Some employees will need more leave than state/local paid sick leave laws to provide and may qualify for leave under FMLA or as an accommodation of a disability.
Occasionally you get one or a few employees, who either game the system or who start out with a legitimate leave request but somewhere along the way, start to take advantage.
Leave abuse in one way or another will impact your company’s bottom line. Whether immediate or eventual, decreased productivity will be one of the first effects—and decreased productivity usually means decreased revenue. Often it also leads to lower morale amongst your other employees, which can impact your company’s ability to attract and retain good talent. That too, impacts your company’s bottom line.
Taking a proactive approach to managing employee leave can significantly decrease the risk of leave abuse, increase the ability to attract and retain good talent and increase your bottom line.
