Absenteeism in the firm

Running head: PROBLEM OF ABSENTEEISM IN ORGANIZATION
PROBLEM OF ABSENTEEISM IN ORGANIZATION
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1PROBLEM OF ABSENTEEISM IN ORGANIZATION
Cover Email
To,
The manager
Gateway Ltd.
Respected Sir,
As per your concerns related to absenteeism in the firm, I have analyzed the current situation
and the observations are written herein. The problems that the organization can encounter due
to this have been stated and some ways have been suggested so that your organization can
cope up with the situation.
I will be highly obliged if you take my suggestions and wish that the organization succeeds in
solving this problem.
Thank You
Yours sincerely

2PROBLEM OF ABSENTEEISM IN ORGANIZATION
Introduction
Absenteeism refers to the unscheduled leaves that the employees take from work.
This is considered as habitual pattern of being absent from work or the duty they are vested
with. It can be said to be as big barrier to the growth of the organization. Human resource is a
vital part of the organization and the operations of an organization stand on their shoulder.
The reason behind absenteeism can be different but irrespective of the reason behind it, this
has a drastic effect on the daily chores of the organization. The purpose of this report is to
analyze the effect of absenteeism on organization and how can this be resolved.
The Problem of Absenteeism
Employees are considered as the valuable assets of a company and thus absenteeism
has an effect on the overall growth of the company. Employers expect that their employees
will be regular at work and if it happens that an employer has to deal with frequent absence of
employees then it can be said to be as tough situation. This is a difficult problem that the
managers are unable to handle as it is difficult for the one sitting at the post to approve leaves
judging which reason is legitimate and which is a mere excuse. In the Gateway organization,
the problem of absenteeism has given rise to serious issues. This being an organization in the
retail sector has to incur loss due to the regular cases of absenteeism. There is a need to
control costs in every business and it is to be checked how the indirect costs are affecting the
business (Kocakulah, Kelley, Mitchell & Ruggieri, 2016). In the retail environment as in case
of Gateway organization it can be said that impact of employees being absent from work can
be realized all the way from the store to the head office. The operations in retail sectors as
such require staying in touch with the customers and interact with them on a face-to-face
basis. Gateway organization also depends on face-to-face communication with the clients and
thus has to depend highly on its employees. This sector requires dependable employees and