Labor Absenteeism- The Case of Artistic Printing Enterprise
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2005-07
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A.A.U
Abstract
The purpose of this study is mainly to identify causes of labor absenteeism in the
Artistic Printing Enterprise and to look in to their impact on the production and
productivity of the organization under study thereby to suggest suitable measures
for improving the conditions of labor absenteeism to an acceptable level.
The research is conducted using the descriptive research method. The data
required for the research is obtained from both primary and secondary data
collection methods. The primary data collection methods were survey through
questionnaire and interview.
Analysis and interpretation of the data through the aforementioned methods give
rise to the following results. As per data analyzed, the overall rate of labor
absenteeism for all departments for the two years of investigation (covering the
period from March 2003 up to the month of April 2005) was 5.02% i.e.
13.2%+4.8%+2.0%+2.6%+2.5%=25.1 % divided by 5 =5.02%
Since the rate of labor absenteeism in the production department is as high as
13.2% on an average for the two years of investigation which is very serious
management should take measures to lower it to acceptable level. The 5.02%
average rate of labor absenteeism for the whole organization is still out of the
tolerable limit as compared to the printing industry of the 1.8% rate. Hence, here
also intervention is required to curb the problem.
Regarding the impact of labor absenteeism on production and productivity the
following hypothetical relationship has been observed. The higher the rate of
absenteeism the lower the production of books as clearly observed in the
computation.
The findings revealed that the average rate of absenteeism in the production
department is so serious that management should take measures to minimize to
the level acceptable.
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Artistic Printing Enterprise, Labor Absenteeism