Employee Engagement and Absenteeism: Strategies to Boost Productivity

Employee
Engagement And
Absenteeism

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION:...............................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION:...................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES:....................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION:
Employee engagement is the measurement of employees being personally
invested and emotionally connected while working for an organisation. There are a
variety of components which can assist in engaging employees,such as work
recognizing the contribution of the employee and compensating them. ( King, Gontarz,
and Wei, 2020) These components signal to companies where they need to concentrate in
order to boost productivity or in this case curb absenteeism . The essay will detail various
four ideas and critically analyse them to test them for viability. Firstly the effect of appreciation
and recognition in addition to work and home obligation will be discussed. Further the autonomy
for workers and feedback system will be analysed.
MAIN BODY
Employees being regularly absent from work creates non-conducive environment for
production capability of an enterprise. The employee engagement program can solve this problem.
Since most of the leaves taken from the workplace relate to employees needing time for their own
self or medical reasons. The employee engagement program could take measures to reduce their
stress and improve well being. Employees will need less time for their own selves if they are
satisfied with work environment.
Acknowledging and appreciating the contribution of employees:
It could either be through words or material gift. Just getting a check is not enough for
people they need to feel respected and appreciated. Showing gratitude towards the work is essential
in retaining their interests and creating constructive and blissful culture of work.
A poll asked the people who left voluntarily when asked for their reason for their departure,
nearly 80 percent replied it was due to not getting enough recognition(Christianson,2018)
Before the stage at which people leave, they continually absent themselves from work in
order to be sure of their decision. As most employees can't afford to live unemployed they may be
taking these leaves regularly in order to look for more job avenues for themselves. So it stands to
reason if they are recognised and appreciated at their work then they are less likely to go on job
interviews and absent themselves from work. Also they are less likely to take time for themselves
since their well being is taken care of by the enterprise.(Clack, 2020)