A Study of the Relationship Between Absenteeism and Job Satisfaction

A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ABSENTEEISM AND JOB SATISFACTION
ABSTRACT
Absenteeism - employees not showing up for work when scheduled is a major problem for organizations. Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation. Traditionally, absenteeism has been viewed as an indicator of poor individual performance, as well as a breach of an implicit contract between employee and employer

As competitiveness of companies increases and fierce cost reduction applied to all factors of production, more attention is being given to reduce workplace absenteeism and its associated cost. Most research has concluded that absence is a complex variable and that it is influenced by multiple causes, both personal and organizational. Job satisfaction has been noted as one of the factors influencing an employee’s motivation to attend.
The aim of the present study is to determine whether there is a relationship between job satisfaction and absenteeism in Beverages Department of Cadbury Nigeria Plc Agbara factory
Thirty seven respondents completed a questionnaire to identify their levels of job satisfaction. To ascertain the extent of absenteeism, respondents were asked to report on their number of days absent and their absence frequency within a six month period.
Results indicate that there is a weak, inverse relationship between both the number and frequency of sick leave days and the job satisfaction levels of the sampled employees.
The relationship between job satisfaction level and absenteeism was also investigated.. There was statistically significant correlation between job satisfaction level of respondents and absenteeism

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Employee absenteeism is a costly personnel problem that concerns employers. Studies show consistent patterns of absence behavior across organizations o f varying sizes, industries and indifferent regions of the country. An understanding of the relationship between job satisfaction and

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