Absence & Leave Pattern Intelligence Dashboard

Meridian Logistics Group · Rolling 13-Week Period Ending Dec 22, 2024

Org Absence Rate
3.8%
+0.9pp vs pre-merger
Bradford Factor >450
47
1.4% of workforce
Absence Cost/FTE
$3,640
$2.4M total annual
LTA Reintegration
67%
+12pp vs Q3
FMLA Intermittent Ratio
2.6:1
Dist. Center 4.2:1 flagged
Manager Outliers
8
Delta >2.0pp vs org avg

Bradford Factor Distribution & Risk Bands

0-150 Low Risk (82%)
151-300 Monitor (12%)
301-450 High (4.6%)
450+ Critical (1.4%)

Absence Rate by Department (13-Week)

Distribution Center
5.6%
Customer Operations
4.8%
Freight Operations
4.3%
Warehouse Operations
4.0%
Fleet Maintenance
3.2%
IT & Analytics
1.8%
Corporate Functions
1.4%

Manager Absence Correlation (Top Outliers)

Manager M-0047
Distribution Center · Team of 18
+3.1pp
vs org avg
Manager M-0023
Customer Ops · Team of 24
+2.7pp
vs org avg
Manager M-0081
Freight Ops · Team of 14
+2.4pp
vs org avg
Manager M-0112
Warehouse · Team of 21
+2.1pp
vs org avg

Seasonal Absence Spike Index

FMLA Intermittent vs. Continuous Ratio

Distribution Center 4.2:1
84 intermittent / 20 continuous
Customer Operations 3.1:1
37 intermittent / 12 continuous
Freight Operations 2.3:1
23 intermittent / 10 continuous
Warehouse Operations 1.8:1
18 intermittent / 10 continuous
IT & Analytics 1.1:1
11 intermittent / 10 continuous

Absence-Engagement Correlation by Team

Key Finding: Teams with engagement scores below 65 show 2.3× higher absence rates. Distribution Center and Customer Ops clusters require immediate manager intervention.

LTA Return-to-Work Pathway

LTA Cases (90d+)
68 cases
Occ. Health Referral
58 referred
RTW Plan Created
49 planned
Returned to Work
43 returned
90-Day Sustained
37 sustained
67% Reintegration Success Rate (37/55 eligible)

Absence Cost Decomposition

Backfill Labor: $1.08M (45%)
Productivity Loss: $720K (30%)
Admin/HR: $360K (15%)
Training Replacement: $240K (10%)

High-Risk Absence Cases Requiring Intervention

Employee ID Department Bradford Score Instances (90d) Days Lost Manager Action
EMP-2847 Distribution Center 612 9 17 M-0047 Formal Review
EMP-1923 Customer Ops 576 8 18 M-0023 Formal Review
EMP-3104 Distribution Center 528 8 16 M-0047 Manager 1:1
EMP-2156 Freight Ops 492 7 20 M-0081 Manager 1:1
EMP-2689 Customer Ops 468 7 19 M-0023 Occ Health Ref
EMP-1847 Warehouse 441 7 18 M-0112 Manager 1:1
EMP-3421 Distribution Center 387 6 21 M-0067 Occ Health Ref
EMP-1592 Customer Ops 324 6 18 M-0089 Monitor