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WA Department of Education Unplanned Absenteeism Analysis Project member Project lead Yukun Liu Overview Client: Western Australia Department of Education The Future of Work Institute (FOWI) partnered with the Western Australia Department of Education’s internal workplace planning team to investigate unplanned absenteeism within the department. This collaboration marked the first time that the WA Department of Education’s absenteeism data had been analysed for scientific purposes. Through rigorous statistical analyses, FOWI researchers generated several interesting findings and patterns. Highlights of the findings include: Yearly leave statistics by different categories such as job groups, leave types, regions, and schools; Statistical associations between staff demographics and duration and patterns of their unplanned leave; Pattern differences among teaching and support staff; Statistical associations between yearly leave patterns at the school-level and Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) and; Patterns of monthly leave durations at both the department level and the person level. Industry outcomes Generation of useful data Enabling the WA Department of Education to gain an overview using data insights. Identify features Thoroughly analyse leave patterns across different organisational levels, categories, and time periods. Reduce unplanned absenteeism Propose and design planning strategies or initiatives to effectively reduce department staff.

< Back Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety in the mining industry – Towards a healthy and safe workforce in the mining industry: A review and mapping of current practice Read the report About the report This report report provides an overview and assessment of employee well-being in the Australian mining sector and develops an innovative approach to construct measures of employers’ prioritisation across three focus areas: mental health and well-being, physical health and safety, and workplace culture and sexual harassment/assault. Duncan, A., Kalsi, J., and Mavisakalyan, A. (2022). Towards a healthy and safe workplace in the mining industry: A review and mapping of current practice, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, September 2022. A report prepared by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre for the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Government of Western Australia, 2022. Citation: Previous Next

Thu, 09 Nov | Future of Work Institute (4th floor) Are they really a servant leader? Trialling alternative ways of researching servant leadership | FOWI Seminar Series With Associate Professor Nathan Eva (Monash Business School) Time & Location 09 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AWST Future of Work Institute (4th floor), 78 Murray St, Perth WA 6000, Australia Share This Event