VARIABLES

affecting

EMPLOYEE
ABSENTEEISM
INTRO
Absenteeism
noun
\ˌab-sən-ˈtē-ˌi-zəm\

the habitual or extended departure of a person from his

or her work

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(Absenteeism, 2018)
 Absenteeism

one of the most costly problems facing organizations today

(Barling, Kelloway, & Weber, 2002)
Organization
noun
\ˌor-gə-nə-ˈzā-shən,\

a group composed of individuals that are oriented

towards achieving collective goals

individuals take part in different functions that

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need to be coordinated

(Mintzberg, 1992)
 STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM
 Nonattendance delays workplace operations.
When an individual is unable to do his job, it affects
not only the individual, but the department he
resides in and the operation of the company itself.

ABSENTEEISM
Absenteeism results in revenue and productivity
losses (Forte, 2017).
The Canadian economy lost an estimated 16.6 billion
Canadian Dollars in 2012 due to absenteeism
It is advantageous to know the
causes of absenteeism in order
to minimize it.
O B J EOF C T
THE STUDY
I V E S
 describe estimate identify
the absenteeism associations between
the characteristics of the population the variables tested
of the sample through the and absenteeism of
sample the individuals
S I G N I OFFTHEISTUDY
CANCE
 S C AND
OPE
LIMITATIONS
 No absence due to health
Ebiden Variables too extensive to consider
Biñan, Laguna
Only takes into account Ebiden
A diverse employee population
Only one company
 R E OFVRELATED
IEW
LITERATURE
 AGE

The time of life of an individual

There is a positive relationship between age and

number of hours absent (Bii, 2017).
SOCIAL

DRINKING

To partake in alcoholic beverages during social events

Alcohol consumption is positively associated with the

number of days of absence (Bacharach, Bamberger, &
Biron, 2011)
 SOCIAL
SMOKING

To inhale and exhale the smoke of cigarettes, tobacco, etc.

Current smokers had significantly greater absenteeism than

did never smokers (Halpern, Shikiar, Rentz, & Khan, 2000)
 TRANSPORT
EXPENSE

costs incurred on an employee as he commutes from home to

work and vice versa

Longer commutes and by extension greater transportation

expense cause greater levels of absenteeism and tardiness
(Center for Housing Policy, 2004).
 DISTANCE
FROM WORK TO HOME

The degree of separation between workplace and home

Long distance commutes were found to increase the numbers

of days absent by about 20% (Goerke & Lorenz, 2016)
LEVEL OF

EDUCATION
The training provided by educational institutions leading to
certification

Individuals who attained a higher level of education prior

to entering their occupation had a lower probability of
being absent (Hatleveit, 2010)
 NUMBER OF
CHILDREN

Number of young persons dependent on parents

Having a family is one factor that can lead to an increased

frequency of employee absences (Þórsdóttir, 2018)
 BMI

relationship between a person’s weight in kilograms divided by

square of height in meters

Increasing weight and obesity led to a decrease in productivity

loss because of increased absence (Fitzgerald et al., 2016)
 NUMBER OF

PETS
Number of domesticated animals kept for pleasure

Ownership of pets mean lower absences because of

reduced illness (Luz & Green, 1997)
 WORKLOAD

The amount of work that an employee is assigned or

expected to complete

It was found that no substantial correlation existed between the

amount of workload and number of absences (Hopkins, 1990)
 SERVICE TIME

The amount of time given by a person to a particular job

Employees who have served longer have a lower absence

rate (Pocock, 1973)
METHODOLOGY
Sample Size Determination

2 2
n= [Z /2d]
-
2

Where variance of number of hours in the workplace = 11.54

(Bacharach, Bamberger, & Biron, 2010)
Margin of Sample
error (d) size (n)

1 512
2 128
3 57
4 32
5
6
21
15
128
7 11
8 8ii
was the chosen sample size
9 7i
given financial resources and
10 6ii
time allotment
at =0.05
Questionnaire Construction and
Distribution
Data Analysis
Confidence interval
Chi-Squared Test of
Independence
Kramer’s V
Pearson’s Product-
Moment Coefficient
 Estimated
Regression Line