arXiv AI By Kwong Ho Li, Matthew Roughan, Wathsala Karunarathne

A time-series classification framework for individual-level absenteeism prediction under severe class imbalance

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arXiv:2606. 31532v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Staff absenteeism imposes substantial operational costs in high-demand work environments such as healthcare, emergency services, meat processing, construction, and courier and delivery services, where proactive workforce planning depends on reliable individual-level absence prediction.

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