Hierarchy
SAP_HRCGB (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRCGB of SAP_HR⤷
PY-GB (Application Component) United Kingdom⤷
PC08 (Package) HR accounting: GB
Basic Data
| Data Element | P08_ABS_BRADFORD_FACTOR |
| Short Description | Absence Bradford factor |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | DEC_10 | |
| Data Type | DEC | Counter or amount field with comma and sign |
| Length | 10 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 13 | |
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| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
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Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Bradford |
| Medium | 15 | Bradford factor |
| Long | 20 | Bradford factor |
| Heading | 30 | Bradford factor |
Documentation
Definition
For many organisations, the cost and disruption of persistent, short spells of absence are greater than for occasional, longer periods of absence. To analyse this particular problem, you can use a method of absence analysis often referred to as the "Bradford Factor".
The Bradford Factor measures an employee's irregularity of attendance. It is calculated by multiplying:
SxSxD = ' Bradford Factor' score,
where:
S = the total number of absence spells in the period you wish to analyse (normally 52 weeks)
D = the total number of absence days in the period you wish to analyse (normally 52 weeks)
Example
Three employees have each taken 14 days of absence in the previous 52 weeks. However, these absences were differently distributed. One employee took a single absence leave of 14 consecutive days, while a second employee was absent on seven separate occasions, each lasting two days. A third employee took 14 separate absences.
Using the "Bradford Factor", you can better compare the different level of disruption (and hence increased costs) associated with employees who possess seemingly similar absence data:
- One 14-day absence: Bradford Factor is 1x1x14 = 14
- Seven 2-day absences: Bradford Factor is 7x7x14 = 686.
- Fourteen 1-day absences: Bradford Factor is 14x14x14 = 2,744
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20041209 |
| SAP Release Created in | 600 |
