Alan, an HR Manager at Iris Inc

Multiple Choice

Alan, an HR manager at Iris Inc., wants to measure the absenteeism rate of the company. Which of the following equations should Alan use to accurately compute the absenteeism rate?

A) Absenteeism rate = (average number of employees) × (number of workdays) × 100 / (number of persons - days lost through job absence during period)
B) Absenteeism rate = (number of persons - days lost through job absence during period) /([average number of employees] × [number of workdays]) x 100
C) Absenteeism rate = number of employee separations during the year × 100 / total number of employees at midyear
D) Absenteeism rate = total number of employees at midyear × 100 / number of employee separations during the year