Sunday 22 December 2013

Absenteeism

The absence of an employee from work due to any reason. It can be either be deliberate or habitual or it can also be due to legitimate reasons like sickness, or any unavoidable family issues or personal problems. Another reason of absenteeism can also be bad work atmosphere and low or no motivation to work or no commitment towards ones' job. 

To make sure that the employees do not miss the work due to petty reasons, the management in collaboration with the Human Resources department should ensure that the employees are properly engaged in their jobs. Also, there should be regular discussions with employees to find out if they are facing any issues at their work place, that may help in addressing the issues of regular absence of employees form the work place. 


Absenteeism in an organization can also be measured by using the following formula:


Absenteeism = Total number of Absent days in one month / (Average headcount of employees * Working days in a month)


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