Additionally, BLS’ report reveals that worker characteristics contributed to the differing employer costs associated with providing paid sick leave benefits.
The data contained in the report are from the National Compensation Surveys on Employee Benefits in the United States and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.
1. Private industry workers access to paid sick leave benefits varied by occupational group and ranged from 84% for management, professional, and related occupations to 42 percent for service workers.
2. Eighty-one percent of employees earning wages in the highest 25 percent of the wage distribution had access to paid sick leave, compared with only 33 percent for employees in the lowest 25 percent.
3. In private industry, employees received an average of 8 days of paid sick leave after 1 year of service, with large establishments providing an average of 11 days and small establishments offering an average of 6 days.
4. The cost for sick leave per employee hour worked in State and local government was 81 cents compared to 23 cents in private industry.
5. Higher paying occupations typically incur higher sick leave costs. For example, the average employer cost for sick leave benefits in management, professional, and related occupations was 53 cents per employee hour worked in private industry; the cost for service occupations was just 8 cents per employee hour worked.
Author Rebecca Shafer, Consultant/Attorney, President, Amaxx Risks Solutions, Inc. has worked successfully for 20 years with many industries to reduce Workers’ Compensation costs, including airlines, healthcare, manufacturing, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality and manufacturing. Contact: RShafer@ReduceYourWorkersComp.com.
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