{"id":154991,"date":"2023-02-10T05:39:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T05:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/hr-today\/news\/hr-news\/pages\/prepare-for-super-absenteeism-on-super-bowl-monday.aspx"},"modified":"2023-02-10T05:39:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T05:39:33","slug":"prepare-for-super-absenteeism-on-super-bowl-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/squarehr.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/10\/prepare-for-super-absenteeism-on-super-bowl-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for Super Absenteeism on Super Bowl Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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?Employers can expect more absent and tardy workers following the Super Bowl game Sunday between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

About one in five U.S. workers\u2014an estimated 26.6 million people\u2014say they are likely to miss all or part of the workday. <\/p>\n

That includes almost 19 million employees not planning to go to work\u2014among them more than 3 million calling in sick\u2014and nearly 8 million who anticipate a late start to their day, according to the Workforce Institute at UKG<\/a>. The institute is a part of Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), a technology company with dual headquarters in Lowell, Mass., and Weston, Fla.<\/p>\n

But that’s OK for some school districts in Philadelphia that have declared a two-hour late start<\/a> and one that has promised a day off if the Eagles win.<\/p>\n

“Missing at least some work on Super Bowl Monday is more prominent in cities with a team in the game, though we see a higher percentage of game-day and game-related distractions among fans of the competing teams,” said Jarik Conrad, vice president, human insights, and executive director at the Workforce Institute at UKG.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, 44 percent of Kansas City Chiefs fans and 43 percent of Philadelphia Eagles fans said they’ll be distracted at work by Super Bowl post-game highlights and conversations with co-workers, Conrad noted. By contrast, 33 percent of all U.S. employees said they’ll be less productive on Monday.<\/p>\n

Nearly one-fourth of workers overall on the AWOL list will be managers, UKG found. Just 6 percent plan to notify their teams or direct reports they are taking time off and 5 percent plan to ghost their workplace. <\/p>\n

The findings are from a Harris poll conducted for UKG. <\/a>Among the 1,270 respondents, 74 percent work full time, 60 percent are at a physical workplace and 62 percent identified themselves as a people manager with at least one direct report.<\/p>\n

Longtime Problem<\/p>\n

Absenteeism or tardiness the day after the big game has long been a problem for employers, according to UKG, which has been tracking the issue since 2005. <\/p>\n

Some people have advocated making the Monday after the Super Bowl game a paid holiday as a solution.<\/p>\n

Two Tennessee lawmakers introduced a bill on Feb. 1 to make Super Bowl Monday<\/a> a state holiday. <\/p>\n

“We’re talking about a major hit to the workforce<\/a>,” Rep. Joe Towns Jr., D-Memphis, said in a statement to Yahoo Sports, pointing to the millions of people estimated to take an approved or unapproved day off. <\/p>\n

Employees at work on the day of the game may be less productive than usual, as nearly 22 million workers may watch or listen to the game while at work, according to UKG. An estimated 51.8 million expect they will be less productive than usual on Monday. <\/p>\n

Hybrid and remote workers are more likely than those working onsite to work fewer hours on Monday, according to Conrad:<\/p>\n