The absenteeism is one of the major headaches of the Kenyan companies. This practice consists in systematically missing work alleging a sick leave or illness.
Although everyone has the right to prioritize their health whenever they need it, absenteeism hides a worrisome background: the will to exaggerate or lie to avoid going to work.
But these types of attitudes not only affect the life of the employee. They also generate problems for the company and the rest of the workers.
In fact, 75% of those responsible for Human Resources recognize that absenteeism causes a great impact on income and productivity.
In addition, the existence of the opposite phenomenon must be taken into account: labor presentism, which has increased in recent years.
In this case, employees attend the office but waste time doing other activities, such as surfing the Internet or going out to smoke repeatedly.
5 Ideas To Stand Up To Absenteeism
1.Create a pleasant workspace.
If the office does not have an adequate work environment and, in addition, the space is crammed with unnecessary objects, the desire to go to work will decrease noticeably.
In this sense, it is essential to promote healthy relationships between colleagues (for example, through teamwork).
On the other hand, you have to look for a space with the most relevant lighting, ventilation and decoration.
2.It offers an attractive salary.
According to a recent survey by the CareerBuilder company, two out of every three workers are not satisfied with their salary. In these circumstances, it is not strange that feelings of frustration and demotivation appear, elements that directly influence absenteeism.
Try to give your best and the employee will respond with a more positive attitude.
3.Promotes time flexibility and teleworking.
If we feel tied to a very rigid schedule, the stress appears already in the first moments of the day. Even more, if the possibility of doing overtime until night worries us.
Will we have time to reconcile family life with work? An effective way to avoid these conflicts is to propose a flexible schedule (work from home included).
4.Plan coaching sessions.
There is a clear relationship between personal well-being and productivity at work. So, it is convenient to analyze how we feel and how we can improve. The coaching sessions are an ideal tool to achieve this.
5.It facilitates the conciliation.
Occasionally, workers must combine work obligations with care for third parties (small children, elderly people, disabled people, etc.).
In these cases, it is advisable to facilitate working time reductions or to propose teleworking as an alternative. If the worker feels well treated by the company, it will yield much more.
