Absenteeism Management in Food Industry - Using Information in Human Resources

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ABSSENCE MANAGEMENT IN FOOD INDUSTRY
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Executive Summary:
This project intends to investigate the causes of absenteeism in companies which is a part of
strategic human resource management. The importance of absenteeism of employees has become
an issue because it affects the productivity of the organization as well as the organization incurs a
cost of absence. The reason of such behaviour by the resources of the companies is mostly because
of dissatisfaction of work. This paper looks into the various ways used to conduct research upon this
issue and on finding out the results, some recommendations that might be of assistance to the
organization. The issues associated with the absenteeism in an organization can lead to the loss in
the production and in turn, revenue. It also affects the workforce by unequal distribution of
workload, which should be taken care of by the managers of the company. This paper also talks
about such steps that can be taken by the managers to avoid the loss by the company.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary:..............................................................................................................................2
Table of Contents..................................................................................................................................3
1. Introduction to Research:..............................................................................................................4
1.1 Aim and Objective:......................................................................................................................4
1.2 Key Stakeholders:........................................................................................................................5
1. Literature Review:.........................................................................................................................6
3 Critique of Literature Review:.............................................................................................................9
3.1 Justification of Research Selected:...............................................................................................9
3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Research selected...............................................................11
3.3 How could this be applied to BM Food Manufacturers Private Limited....................................12
4. Proposed Presentation of Findings..................................................................................................13
4.1 Line Graphs................................................................................................................................14
4.2 Bar Charts..................................................................................................................................14
5. Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................15
5.1 Recommendation:.....................................................................................................................15
References:..........................................................................................................................................17
References:..........................................................................................................................................17
Appendix.............................................................................................................................................20

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1. Introduction to Research:
1.1 Aim and Objective:
There has been many researches that have been conducted to determine the relations of
Human Resource Manager and the employees of a company. In this context, it is the duty of the
Human Resource Management to consider and solve the problems faced by the employees. This is
because the problems can lead to a loss in the finance of an organization. Absence Management is
the process of reduction of absenteeism of employees due to factors of sickness and injury
strategically through procedures. The policies are required to be communicated properly to the
employees and managers by the Human Resource managers so that they can have an effective
impact. Absence management is required by organizations to communicate about their policies that
cover the absence of the employees. It is an integral aspect of constructing effective employee
relations by the company the organization in focus here is BM Food Manufacturers.
Absence of employees in a company is not considered beneficial to the organization since it
results to the loss in production and funds. Several researches have been conducted on absence
management in many industries but not on the food production industry. It is important for any
organization in the food production sector to take appropriate actions on this issue so that they can
decrease the damage caused to them. At the same time, good absence management policies also
help the Human Resource Management to build good relations with the employees.
The aim of this research is to suggest new and effective ways in which absence of employees
can be managed more efficiently amongst the staff and management team, focussing on reports of
case study of various companies of the food production sector.
The research objectives are as follows:

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i. Review of the current literature around absence management methods.
ii. Identification and review of current Absence Management methods within the company of
BM Food Manufacturers Private Limited.
iii. Proposal and recommendation of contemporary and dynamic ways by which Absence
Management Methods can be used and implemented.
iv. A follow up review of the methods after twelve months of implementation and inclusion and
reporting to the senior management of the company.
1.2 Key Stakeholders:
BM Food Manufacturers Private Limited was established in the year 2006. The entity has the
capability of manufacturing a wide range of frozen products throughout Britain. BM Food
Manufacturers Private Limited has two chief processing plants. The first one is located in Bristol and
the other one outside Cardiff. Fresh products are delivered twice a week to all the clients across the
country. The mission of the company is to introduce upheaval, manufacture, dispense and market
food products of magnificent quality generated in an environment that is controlled and using the
freshest and finest of ingredients. The mission is the creation of a workplace that pays respect and
value to the population from disparate backgrounds that enables all working employees to reach
their maximum capacity.
Key Stakeholders Level of Interest Reason of Interest
Customers Medium The most important stakeholder
in a business is their customers,
they are the one for whom the
products are manufactured and
acquired.
Investors High The investors are the one who

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provide money with which the
business goes forward.
Employees Medium The most important resource for
a company.
Interest Groups High The various groups such as the
vendors, suppliers all are
important stakeholder to the
business.
1. Literature Review:
Theories about attendance of the employees and absenteeism at wok organizations have
been existent for many years. The two main sets of theories and models associated with the issues
of absenteeism deals with it on two fronts. On the one hand, absenteeism is considered from the
perspective of what organizations do to retain the existing employees including compensation and
dismissal policies, promotion strategies. The other theoretical model concerns the policies the
organizations employ to ensure that competent and highly motivated workers get attracted to the
company. The theories work on the premise that the factors that retain existing employees on the
organization and the factors attracting good employees to the organization play a big role in the
employees’ tendency to be away from work. The two theories are applied during comparative
studies when the researcher are interested in determining whether similar factors in different
organizations affect the people in the same way. The theories are applied in comparing organizations
with high absenteeism rate to others with low levels of the same. For instance, if an employee
moves from a company low in absenteeism rate to one with high rates, his or her individual
absenteeism should shoot up to be in accord with the ones of the current company. If they do not