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With unscheduled absenteeism costing some large firms $760,000 a year on average, businesses have turned to telecommuting, alternative work arrangements and wellness programs as ways to keep workers on the job, a survey found.
One company that has taken rewarding employees for good attendance to a higher level is medical supply distributor Owens & Minor Inc. of Richmond, Va., which gives new cars to five workers who are lucky enough to win its annual perfect attendance contest.See the full content of this document
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Companies Offer Prizes, Programs for Good Attendance
Jeff Gross' dedication to his job as a receiving dock worker at the Owens & Minor's distribution warehouse in Hempfield in Westmoreland County paid off big time Friday -- to the tune of about $22,000.
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