Employee Absenteeism

dc.contributor.author	Robins, Jinger B.
dc.date.accessioned	2008-04-29T15:26:52Z
dc.date.available	2008-04-29T15:26:52Z
dc.date.issued	1981-06
dc.identifier.other	1981 .R556
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2092/742
dc.description	v, 29 leaves. Advisor: Margaret E. Lloyd	en
dc.description.abstract	The problem. Most companies provide a certain number of paid sick leave days for their employees. If employees take paid sick leave days even when they aren't sick a high absenteeism results. This is costly both in terms of direct sick leave payments and loss of productivity. Incentives for attendance might reduce absenteeism. Procedure. Baseline absenteeism was determined. Next, a bonus of $20 was made available for perfect monthly attendance. Finally employees were offered a choice of incentives for attendance. Findings. The percent of absences decreased with the introduction of both the bonus and the choice of incentives conditions. Conclusion. Incentives for attendance significantly decreased absenteeism. Reduced costs for paid sick leave days also occurred. Recommendations. Incentives for attendance should be implemented·in settings where employee absenteeism is high.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Drake University	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Drake University, School of Graduate Studies;1981
dc.subject	Absenteeism (Labor)	en
dc.subject	Employee morale	en
dc.subject	Behavior modification	en
dc.title	Employee Absenteeism	en
dc.type	Thesis	en