employee absenteesium

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AN OBSERVATORY STUDYON EMPLOYEEABSENTEEISM

Dr. Rajeesh Viswanathan

Internal Guide,

Assistant Professor,Dept. of Intl Business,

Pondicherry University.

Shri. A. Kullan

External Guide,

HR Manager 1,Appasamy Associates,

Puducherry.

Submitted by

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BALAJI

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ABOUT APPASAMY ASSOCIATES

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AppasamyAssociates

AppasamyOcular Devices

Pvt. Ltd.

Appasamy

Hospitals

AravindEngineering

Works

Eye PhotonicsIndia Pvt. Ltd

Adhi SoftechIndia Ltd.


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WHATIS ABSENTEEISM ?

Absenteeism is a habitual pattern ofabsence from a work or obligation.

Traditionally, absenteeism has been viewedas an indicator of poor individualperformance, as well as a breach of animplicit contract between the employee andemployer.


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OBJECTIVEOFTHE STUDY

To study the general causes for employeeabsenteeism.

To analyze the workplace factors which leadsto employee absenteeism in the organization.

To find out the most prominent general andwork life factors that leads to absenteeism inthe organization.

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LIMITATIONS

The information provided by the employeesmay be subjected to personal bias.

Some of the respondents were not interestedto express their views.

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LIMITATIONS (CONT/..)

It is possible that some of the respondentsfeel that the management has backed thestudy and hence the reliability of the

response.

Due to time constraints and busy schedules it

was difficult to interact with the employeescompletely.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Source of Data

Primary data

Structured Questionnaire,Interview & Behavioral Observation.

Secondary data:Text Books, Journals, Websites

Attendance Register, &

Company Annual Publications.7


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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Sampling TechniqueSimple Random Sampling.

Sample size : 30

Statistical Tools Used

Percentage Analysis,

Weighted Average Method,

1 Way ANOVA (To check the inference

between Independent & Dependent Variables).8


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FINDINGS

Employees working on a temporary basis were doing part time jobs.

Employees feel that their absence will not affect the production level ofAppasamy Associates.

Transportation problem is another major issue, because frequency ofbuses and other mode of conveyance are very limited from theemployees residence to the factory.

Employees experience a higher level of stress since their work are

heavy and tiresome, which makes them to be absent.

Employees feel that they were very lonely in their workplace.

Employees feel that they were not having sufficient level of Motivation

from their super ordinates which also lead to absenteeism.9


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SUGGESTIONS

They can provide Transportation facility to pick up & drop from thenearest Bus stop or any of the road junction.

They should not recruit any person who are over qualified & notsuitable for a particular job.

They can make potential employees permanent such that they will notconcentrate on any of the other part time jobs.

They can help the employees have get together or peer groups.

They can allot some more time to the lunch break and an off foralternate Saturdays, which reduce the stress level of the employees.

They can instruct the middle level employees to motivate their sub

ordinates by having a general meeting at least once in a weeks time.10


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CONCLUSION

Since it is rapidly developing Medical equipments, Pharmacy Company

here in Puducherry & Chennai.

The Company should be very cautious while recruiting the employees.

The company should not concentrate in getting the work done, itshould also give its employees some time for fun and entertainment.

It has to look after that its employees are satisfied with their salary,

compensation, motivation, transportation given to them.

Since most of the employees working were coming under the agegroup of 20-30, they will like to socialize in their weekends with theirfriends or family, so the company can free them in their Saturdays.

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