Absenteeism
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Definition of the noun absenteeism
What does absenteeism mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: absenteeisms
- habitual absence from work
Alternative definition of the noun absenteeism
noun
- The state of being absent, especially frequently; the practice of an absentee.
- The practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
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Human Resources Management 4E (2009)
Human Resources Management 4Eby Saiyadain
The term absence refers to all 'stay away' from work whether authorised or unauthorised while absenteeism refers to only unauthorised absence (Vaid, 1966).
Chronic absenteeism is a state of behaviour and needs special kind to treatment.
The Foreign Quarterly Review (1846)
But absenteeism is an evil, a great evil, and its chief mischief is well pointed out by Mr. Foster.
Group Work with Children and Adolescents (1998)
Prevention and Intervention in School and Community Systems by Steven R. Rose
Pupil absenteeism is a term that sometimes is used to encompass truancy, or absenteeism from school without permission, along with school phobia or school refusal (Carroll, 1995). Absenteeism is a predictor of course failure and of dropping ...
Handbook of Mental Health in the Workplace (2002)
by Jay C. Thomas, Michel Hersen
Absenteeism is the failure to report for scheduled work. Although individual incidents of absence are innocuous, the aggregated impact of absence on the North American economy alone is at least $40 billion (Dalton & Wimbush, 1998; ...
Foundations of Community Medicine, 2/e (2008)
by Dhaar
Absenteeism means the practice of remaining absent from work for one reason or...
Absenteeism is a multifactorial social disorder which is an outcome of several interrelated predisposing factors ...
Human Resources Administration for Educational Leaders (2008)
by M. Scott Norton
HR directors named absenteeism of staff among the leading 10 major problems facing them. Absenteeism is the failure on the part of any employee to be at work as scheduled, regardless of the reason for such ...
Occupational Health (2012)
by G. Ffrench
absenteeism is the element of cover-up by a man or woman's workmates. This may continue for years out of a mistaken sense of friendship and loyalty only to lead eventually to the awful physical and psychological degradation which is the ...
Helping School Refusing Children and Their Parents (2008)
A Guide for School-based Professionals by Christopher Kearney
Police Pickup and Return to School Another systemic model for problematic absenteeism is a special police unit that recovers absentee adolescents and returns them to school. Parents are contacted as well. Youths may be referred to the ...
Rights at Work (2005)
Absenteeism means that you are not at work when you are supposed to be there. Usually when people are not at work, they are ill. When you are ill, a medical certificate will prove that you could not come to work. You can normally take about ...
Business Essentials (2016)
by CTI Reviews
Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation. Traditionally, absenteeism has been viewed as an indicator of poor individual performance, as well as a breach of an implicit contract between employee and employer; ...
History of the Civil Wars of Ireland (1831)
From the Anglo-Norman Invasion, Till the Union of the Country with Great Britain by William Cooke Taylor
Absenteeism is a part, and by no means the worst part, of a destructive system of land- letting, which arose from the joint operation of forfeitures and the penal laws . A great portion of Irish lands is held on leases of lives, renewable for ever, ...
Constable's Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications in the Various Departments of Literature, Science, & the Arts (1831)
Absenteeism is a part, and by no means the worst part, of a destructive system of landletting, which arose from the joint operation of forfeitures and the penal laws. A great portion of Irish lands is held on leases of lives, renewable for ever, or on ...
Women's Two Roles (2003)
Home and Work by Alva Myrdal, Viola Klein
Moreover, as the large number of investigations itself indicates, absenteeism is a more serious concern in industry ...
e-Study Guide for: Your Attitude Is Showing : A Primer of Human Relations by Elwood N. Chapman, ISBN 9780132429047 (2012)
by Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Absenteeism: Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of ...
Interactive Group Learning (2005)
Strategies for Nurse Educators, Second Edition by Deborah L. Ulrich, PhD, RN, Kellie J. Glendon, MSN, RN, C
Absenteeism is a major problem and can hamper the effectiveness of group learning. To decrease it, faculty need to make students want to come to class. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways, ...
Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness (2012)
by Robert J. Gatchel, Izabela Z. Schultz
Commonly termed “indirect costs,” these costs are most often associated with worker absenteeism and presenteeism. Absenteeism refers to the absence of ...
History of Ireland, from the Anglo-Norman Invasion Till the Union of the Country with Great Britain (1838)
by William Cooke Taylor
Absenteeism is a part, and by no means the worst part, of a destructive system of land-letting, which arose from the joint operation of forfeitures and the penal laws. A great portion of Irish lands is held on leases of lives, renewable for ever, ...
History of Ireland (1833)
From the Anglo-Norman Invasion Till the Union of the Country with Great Britain by William Cooke Taylor
Absenteeism is a part, and by no means the worst part, of a destructive system of land-letting, which arose from the joint operation of forfeitures and the penal laws. A great portion of Irish lands is held on leases of lives, renewable for ever, ...
The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty (2015)
by Mehmet Odekon
Absenteeism. and. Child. Poverty. Education is often considered a major factor that aids impoverished children and youth to exit poverty as adults. Impoverished students, however, miss an inordinate number of school days when compared to ...
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2016)
by Steven G. Rogelberg
Martocchio Absenteeism (alternatively, absence) is an individual's lack of physical presence at a given location and time when there is a social expectation for that person to be there. An absence is a behavioral outcome or state ...
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2007)
by Steven G. Rogelberg
Being able to respond to work and nonwork conflicts more easily should reduce stress, and decreased employee stress has been linked to decreased absenteeism. Thus, the introduction of a compressed work schedule can be expected to ...
Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2011)
by Roger J.R. Levesque
School absenteeism has grown nationally and internationally as a serious issue that affects the long-term functioning of...
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions - Australian & New Zealand Edition (2009)
by Peter Harris, Sue Nagy, Nicholas Vardaxis
absenteeism /ab'sante'izam/, (for health or related reasons) absence from work. Absenteeism varies according to job assignments and roles. Absenteeism costs Australian industry around 2% GDP per annum, with 1% ...
Dictionary of Industrial Terms (2013)
by Michael D. Holloway, Chikezie Nwaoha
Paint and Coatings Absenteeism: (Actual hours lost through unscheduled job absence - actual hours worked) X 100. Include all unscheduled absences during normal work hours, including scheduled overtime. Quality Absenteeism: This ...
Encyclopedia of School Psychology (2012)
by T. Stuart Watson, Christopher H. Skinner
Absenteeism from school may be defined as any legitimate or illegitimate absence from school for school-aged youth (e.g., 5- 17 years). Most cases of absence from school are for legitimate or legal reasons, including illness ( especially ...
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management (2003)
by Michael J. Stahl
Although absenteeism has been historically synonymous with sick days, employees are absent from work for numerous reasons. This has become increasingly expensive to organizations, because an employee's absence may entail a client ...
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety (1998)
by Jeanne Mager Stellman
Absenteeism Absence behaviour may be viewed as an employee coping behaviour that reflects the interaction of perceived job demands and control, on the one hand, and self-assessed health and family conditions on the other. Absenteeism ...
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (2010)
by Irving B. Weiner, W. Edward Craighead
School absenteeism affects a significant proportion of youths. Approximately 19% of fourth-graders and 20% of eighth-graders missed at least 3 days of school in the past month, and 7% of fourth- and eighth-graders missed at least 5 days of ...
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