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Peer reviewedBriggs, Renee M. – Mental Retardation, 1990
Absenteeism of 130 direct-care staff in a residential facility for developmentally disabled persons was reduced by 27 percent through positive reinforcement for reliable attendance and punishment (progressive discipline) for attendance abuse. Reduced absenteeism was maintained for 12 months and overtime was reduced, but staff turnover increased.…
Descriptors: Attendants, Discipline, Employee Absenteeism, Labor Problems
