It is estimated that firms lose annually in productivity, absenteeism, and employee turnover due to caring for aging parents.

$11 billion annually.

Explanation:

Firms carried out assessments based on their daily activities as well as employee assessment.

Employees in firms are assessed based on their productivity level, rate at which they are absent from work as well as their turnover rate in the firm.

Low productivity can be defined as a decrease in the production capacity of a firm due to the inefficiency of workers.

Absenteeism can be defined as when a person is not present at work. This may be due to genuine or deliberate reasons.

Employee turnover can be defined as the number of employees who leave a firm and are replaced with new employees.

Low productivity, consistent absenteeism and employee turnover rates are said to cause firms to lose a lot of money due to:

a. Payment of salary for absent workers

b. Having to find replacement for absent staffs.

c. Low productivity due to lack of or absent staffs.

It is estimated that firms lose $11 billion annually in productivity, absenteeism, and employee turnover due to caring for aging parents.

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