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How To Deal With Absenteeism At The Workplace? 

The frequent absence of an employee from the workplace without a good reason is a severe problem for HR managers and the company. Truants destroy discipline in the team, especially if other employees see their impunity and worsen the company's financial situation. A Gallup-Healthways study found that the total cost of absenteeism and lost productivity is $84 billion annually. 

Consequences of Absenteeism
According to the expert, absenteeism entails harmful consequences for both companies and employees. At first, it leads to a decrease in the level of productivity of the company and the quality of customer service, an increase in administrative costs, and unnecessary spending on the selection of temporary staff to replace absent people. In addition, this phenomenon harms the morale of employees who are supposed to take on the duties of truants without additional remuneration. In turn, team members who miss work without a good reason lose part of their salary and risk losing personal productivity. 

Some Common Reasons Why Employees Are Absent From the Workplace

● Toxic work environment,
● Stress and burnout,
● Childcare and household duties,
● Employees don’t feel valued at the workplace, &
● Companies don’t record absenteeism and do not respond to them. 

 How To Prevent Absenteeism At Work Place? 

● Develop A Clear Attendance Policy.
At the first stage, the specialist advises developing an attendance policy: “Explain to your employees in which cases they have the right to take leaves and how they should inform managers about their absence. In addition, tell us how you intend to identify truants and what sanctions await such people. It works wonders and helps reduce employee absence from the workplace to a great extent. 

● Support Your Workforce

If an employee is absent for personal reasons, such as health problems or the death of a relative, you must support him in a difficult situation and take care of him after returning to the office.  Such behavior on the part of management will emphasize the value of the employee and cheer him up. In addition, as a support, the specialist recommends introducing a flexible work schedule that will allow staff to balance personal and corporate life.

● Eliminate Stressors ASAP

Always keep in mind that workers may be exposed to a variety of stressful situations daily. For example, a computer breakdown or lack of Internet access at a critical moment can cause a lot of negative emotions. Management should eliminate such factors to prevent employees from being under constant psychological stress. Companies should implement special programs to support physical and mental health, thanks to which employees can be highly productive.

● Take Employee’s Feedback

Managers need to regularly evaluate the actions of subordinates, mainly if employees perform well in a particular situation. The lack of feedback from management leads to the fact that employees begin to doubt their competence and feel unnecessary, which often leads to absence at the workplace. 

● Reward Good Attendance

You should reward all those employees that work regularly and don’t absent from work. It will encourage other employees to be attentive to work and job responsibilities. 

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