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Leave requests surge for 3rd year, mental health concerns rise

HR teams face increasing demands as workers seek support to navigate personal situations and remain productive.

By Michael Popke | January 15, 2025 at 02:32 PM
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For the third consecutive year, employee leave requests increased in 2024, Among the 57% of human resources professionals reporting a jump, more than half experienced a rise of 21% or more. And for the second straight year, 60% of HR managers reported an increase in accommodations requests, with 62% experiencing an increase of 21% or more.

Those are just two findings of the “2025 Leave of Absence and Workplace Accommodation Report,” recently published by AbsenceSoft, an SaaS platform for leave of absence and accommodations management.

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