How to Help Avoid Absenteeism at the Workplace
The feat of a company boils down to its ability to mobilise its employees, which is why human resources are active about absenteeism. Absenteeism is a phenomenon that is designated collective given the number of employees who are absent, and behaviour contrary to social expectations, it expresses a moral opinion as well as a value judgment.
Absenteeism is seen as negative since it corresponds to an absence that is either unauthorised (non-compliance with contractual commitments), or an authorised absence, but which has harmful consequences for the performance of the company. This is how you have to distinguish between two situations, sick leave and training leave, the first one delays the activity, while the second is an investment to improve the company’s performance.
When Absenteeism is Related to the Work Environment
Employees may be absent for health issues whether physical or psychological, but when working conditions are not right, it causes significant disinterestedness.
Other factors may be the management style, the lack of transparency, the lack of communication of the strategic vision of the company in the short or long term, or the lack of clear and precise objectives. The repeated absence can have consequences such as a tendency to demotivate, an overload as well as a decrease in the quality of work for the present, without forgetting the desocialization and put away from the absent employees. It is reflected in the level of continuity and organisation of work since the absentees are not always replaced, which forces the present to change their schedules and the cadence thus inheriting an extra workload and fatigue. In another perspective, this prevents the presents from working on other functions. The time spent redoing schedules is lost for other tasks that are beneficial to the company, for example, the mobilisation and animation of staff, the search for a new strategy to improve the organisation. The managerial approach is to look for the real causes to translate them into solutions to set up the necessary support actions.
Renovate the Way of Working
When a common factor is identified, this requires a reorientation of the company and an improvement of the overall conditions.Reducing the absence rate requires managers to set up an HR system that will empower each employee. Which can be done in the first place by studying the requirements and expectations of employees, and then identify the causes of absences. Secondly, to create a secure and robust environment, fair and appropriate remuneration, and respect for their administrative rights.
Nova Smart HR Solution
Nova Smart for Presence Management and Pointing is a 100% web solution used from a browser. This module ensures transparent management of absences in real time within the company and keeps all the history. Whether the absence is due to vacation, sickness, accident or mission, absences are entered with all the required information.
- Editors note this post was written by NOVATIVE’s newest marketing team member Ikram Elkouay
