Absenteeism

The truth that some individual use substances such as alcohol or illicit drugs, or that some individual abuse prescription drugs is not new. The awareness that the abuse of substances may affect the workplace just as the workplace may affect substance abuse is, however, increasing in acceptance. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), highlight that of all drug users, 68.9% are employed and active in the workplace. Many areas of the workplace today need…

increase as low as possible. Studies on Wellness Programs are showing that by helping employees be healthier, insurance premium increases have not been as drastic. Not only have wellness programs helped with insurance premiums but it has reduced absenteeism and presenteeism and has increase the overall productivity. According to the article in the Journal of Legal Medicine “Don’t Let Them Eat Cake: Implement a Government-Sponsored Wellness Program that Utilizes Tax Credits to Promote Healthy…

It almost sounds like a perfect job when a company offers 25 days of PTO. Sure, you would have to schedule them two days in advance, but it beats the old "point system" that I am subjected to. I for one, would absolutely love to have 25 PTO days. I tend to have a problem with a babysitter and I am certainly in trouble when there is a school delay. Obviously pros and cons of using PTO policy that offer 25 days off will be present. Some advantages to this policy are: workers are treated as…

As we know that in an organization the biggest issue faced by the company is the absenteeism of the employees. And due to this issue many a times company has to face the problems. So for reducing the absenteeism’s we have to get to know the attitude of the employees, the manner in which they react on the different situations and what is their attitude towards their work. Sometimes it becomes very necessary to motivate the employees time to time to increase their productivity and to boost up…

Avoiding Negative OB Impact Organizations need to decide how they will promote and apply a positive OB and eliminate any negative effect of OB that may arise from the company’s position on any aspect of the organization. A motivated individual who is cost-effective with the job will always perform beyond expectations and, therefore, employee productivity will not be affected. Employees who are dissatisfied at work may get to a position where they are compromising their well-being due to the…

Where there’s a will, there’s a way started off talking about the importance of having a good mental state of mind. Mental health affects relationships in a workplace environment. The history of “ resilience” really spoke to me, I always wondered why people who I grew up with ended up in unfortunate situations. I have friends who are drug addicts and have chosen other paths to life. Everything that I have read in this article makes sense, I have had questions as to how mental illness affects…

Bullying and Its Correlation with Failing Schools Why are pupils at public schools achieving low test scores? Why are some students succeeding in their high school career but others failing? Why is bullying being permitted to burden the performance of students, thus lowering their test scores? The National Assessment of Educational Progress states that only twenty-six percent of students have more or the sufficient amount of math skills that is required by their grade level, and thirty-six…

motivate the employees. However, on the other hand, employees complain that job enrichment add to their stress rather than reducing it which might lead to a change in the work habit of the employees as well as her personality thereby resulting to absenteeism, dissatisfaction, increase in employee turnover, and tardiness. With respect to communication, job enrichment causes conflict between employees with regards to the job structure as some jobs are sequential which makes the timing to be…

that philosophy pays off. According to our textbook, Management Principals by Mason Carpenter, Talya Bauer, and Berrin Erdogan, there are four factors that strongly influence work behaviour: job performance, organizational citizenship behaviour, absenteeism, and turnover. SAS Institute seems to have addressed these factors in innovative, practical ways. How have their policies led to positive behaviours in these four categories? Job performance : the ability to perform the job as stated in the…

63) as well as Presenteeism and absenteeism, These negative behaviors tend to be a great impact for the organization and employee productivity. “Considering the nature of these behaviors, it is of little doubt that CWB can have important negative impact on both organizations and people in…