{"id":45014,"date":"2025-12-07T16:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amec.es\/absenteeism-consolidates-as-a-structural-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:17:33","slug":"absenteeism-consolidates-as-a-structural-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amec.es\/en\/absenteeism-consolidates-as-a-structural-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Absenteeism consolidates as a structural challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45014\" class=\"elementor elementor-45014 elementor-45007\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f379aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f379aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-646609ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"646609ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e02d4ba\" data-id=\"e02d4ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b82fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b82fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Absenteeism consolidates as a structural challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6242dcf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6242dcf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbff4df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cbff4df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 de December de 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4c4392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4c4392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25012012 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25012012 BCX0\">Absenteeism in Spain continues to grow and reaches structural levels, according to Randstad Report <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW25012012 BCX0\">Research<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25012012 BCX0\"> September 2025, affecting productivity and business costs, especially in industrialized sectors.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW25012012 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6f14e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e6f14e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ead262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ead262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Absenteeism at peak levels<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Randstad Research Report September 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">absenteeism has doubled since 2013 <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has doubled since 2013<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to stand at <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7% of agreed hours<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">  in the second quarter of 2025 . This upturn confirms that absenteeism has become a structural phenomenon in the Spanish labor market, directly impacting competitiveness and business costs. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The report details that <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1,558,809 people did not show up for work each day<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of which <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1,224,778 were on medical leave (IT).<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The figures show the magnitude of the challenge for HR departments in all types of organizations. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>A key challenge for industrial companies<\/span><\/b><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For industrial companies, the report points out particularly relevant figures. Industry achieves a rate of   <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7.4% overall absenteeism<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5.7% for IT<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This figure is higher than the average for the sector as a whole.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The communities with the highest industrial absenteeism are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cantabria<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Galicia<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Basque Country<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>Among the industrial sectors with the highest levels are, according to the September 2025 report:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Metallurgy (9.7%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manufacture of motor vehicles (10.4%).<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waste collection and treatment (10.6%).<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manufacture of rubber and plastics products (8.6%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>These rates have a direct impact on operational continuity, production planning and the availability of critical talent in industrial environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><h5><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sectoral evolution of absenteeism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Randstad Research Report September 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">  confirms that the growth trend remains steady from 2019. In 2025: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">industry<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> continues to be the most affected sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">services<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> equal the national average (7%).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">construction<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with 5.5%, continues to be the sector with the lowest absenteeism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br>In the services area, the report identifies activities with rates above 10%, such as residential care, healthcare or gardening services, all with a direct impact on large organizational structures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><h5><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Territorial evolution of absenteeism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regional analysis of the report places a:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cantabria (9.2%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canary Islands (8.8%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> y <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Basque Country (8.6%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as the communities with the highest absenteeism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Balearic Islands (5.5%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Madrid (6.1%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> y <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">La Rioja (6.1%)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as the least affected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>For companies with production centers distributed throughout Spain, these territorial differences imply significant variations in organization, costs and talent planning.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><h5><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Factors explaining the increase<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Randstad Research identifies several key factors behind the increase in absenteeism:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Growth in mental health <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mental health-related sick leave<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saturation of the healthcare system<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which lengthens the periods of TI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Post-pandemic cultural change<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> after the pandemic regarding return to work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>These factors have a direct impact on talent prevention, welfare and monitoring strategies in industrialized companies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21e24717 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e24717\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f80383b\" data-id=\"1f80383b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c999f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60c999f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc14318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dc14318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a0ef22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a0ef22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254716394 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254716394 BCX0\">Randstad <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW254716394 BCX0\">Research<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254716394 BCX0\">. <\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254716394 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254716394 BCX0\">Absenteeism Report. September 2025 <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW254716394 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madridforoempresarial.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randstad-Research-Informe-Absentismo-Laboral-Septiembre-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW254716394 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254716394 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">https:\/\/www.madridforoempresarial.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randstad-Research-Informe-Absentismo-Laboral-Septiembre-2025.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW254716394 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1543e676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1543e676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absenteeism in Spain continues to grow and reaches structural levels, according to Randstad Report Research September 2025, affecting productivity and business costs, especially in industrialized sectors. 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