Managing Absenteeism
Managing Absenteeism
MANAGING ABSENTEEISM
Date: 1 March 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Reasons for absenteeism
Effects of absenteeism
Conclusions
Bibliography
MANAGING ABSENTEEISM
Introduction
Absenteeism is a costly and disruptive problem and places unnecessary pressure on staff that are at work. Until they investigate, companies normally do not realise the cost of absenteeism until they actually measure it.
Reasons for absenteeism
According to Van der Merwe (1988:7-8) the reasons for absenteeism can be divided
in three categories, namely personal factors, organisational factors and attitudinal factors.
Markowich (1996:116) states that some employees have the mentality that the “time is due to me – whether Im sick or not”, or see sick leave as “use-or-lose benefits”.
Effects of absenteeism
Absenteeism has many devastating effects on organisations all around the world.
Perry (1997:9) states that:
“The real cost of chronic absenteeism then is lowered morale among