absentism
ABSENTEEISM
Absenteeism signifies the absence of an employee from work when he is scheduled to present for the work. It is Unauthorized, Unexplained, avoidable and willful absence from work.
The magnitude of absenteeism is universal fact and it differs from industry to industry, place to place, occupation to occupation.
Types of Absenteeism
Authorized Absenteeism
Unauthorized Absenteeism
Authorized absenteeism means, obtaining leave with proper approval and prior sanction from competent authority.
Unauthorized absence means remaining absent with out proper approval and prior sanction of leave.
Calculation and Extent:
For calculating the rate of absenteeism two factors are taken in to consideration.
The no.of persons scheduled to work.
The no.of persons actually present.
Cause, Effects and Measures to tackle them:
Employees remain absent due to various reasons of which the genuine reasons are:
Sickness which contributes about 3% of the total percent of absenteeism in the industrial sector in our country.
Accidents 2% to 4%
Other reasons are:
Industrial fatigue
Alcoholism
Indebtedness
In adequate leave facilities
Local festivals etc.,
Effects of Absenteeism:
The effect of absenteeism firstly reduces the income of the workmen on the principle of “No work No Pay”. Consequently the loss is also to the employer both in discipline and efficiency and thus the industry suffers due to loss of production and income.
The absenteeism affects adversely both the employee and the worker and give rise to many industrial unrest and labor problem. It also affects the attitude of the workers towards industry and industrial life.
Important measures taken by the management are as follows:
Encouraging good attendance through incentives schemes.
Award linked with attendance.
Counseling.
Social counseling.
Psychological counseling.
HRD Programmes
Through circulars.
Review of absenteeism
Involvement of union representatives.
Absenteeism signifies the absence of an employee from work when he is scheduled to present for the work. It is Unauthorized, Unexplained, avoidable and willful absence from work.
The magnitude of absenteeism is universal fact and it differs from industry to industry, place to place, occupation to occupation.
Types of Absenteeism
Authorized Absenteeism
Unauthorized Absenteeism
Authorized absenteeism means, obtaining leave with proper approval and prior sanction from competent authority.
Unauthorized absence means remaining absent with out proper approval and prior sanction of leave.
Calculation and Extent:
For calculating the rate of absenteeism two factors are taken in to consideration.
The no.of persons scheduled to work.
The no.of persons actually present.
Cause, Effects and Measures to tackle them:
Employees remain absent due to various reasons of which the genuine reasons are:
Sickness which contributes about 3% of the total percent of absenteeism in the industrial sector in our country.
Accidents 2% to 4%
Other reasons are:
Industrial fatigue
Alcoholism
Indebtedness
In adequate leave facilities
Local festivals etc.,
Effects of Absenteeism:
The effect of absenteeism firstly reduces the income of the workmen on the principle of “No work No Pay”. Consequently the loss is also to the employer both in discipline and efficiency and thus the industry suffers due to loss of production and income.
The absenteeism affects adversely both the employee and the worker and give rise to many industrial unrest and labor problem. It also affects the attitude of the workers towards industry and industrial life.
Important measures taken by the management are as follows:
Encouraging good attendance through incentives schemes.
Award linked with attendance.
Counseling.
Social counseling.
Psychological counseling.
HRD Programmes
Through circulars.
Review of absenteeism
Involvement of union representatives.