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Transit employee attendance management. Volume 1 : Review of attendance programs

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Washington DC : U.S. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1986Description: 132 sSubject(s): Online resources: Abstract: In the 1980s, both private and public sector organizations are focusing attention on improving their performance. To attain this goal, numerous problems must be addressed including the reduction of absenteeism, a serious and continuing concern. Despite efforts of most organizations to reduce absence and numerous studies to understand the causes of absenteeism, no certain answers exist on how employee attendance can be improved or why absence occurs. Solutions that are effective in one situation may or may not be effective in a different environment. While absenteeism rates differ substantially between organizations within and outside the transit industry, studies indicate that employee absence is generally a considerable problem among transit systems. Organizations with more rigorous and comprehensive attendance policies and programs appear to have lower levels of absenteeism. These differences suggest that the transit industry need not be resigned to high absenteeism.
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In the 1980s, both private and public sector organizations are focusing attention on improving their performance. To attain this goal, numerous problems must be addressed including the reduction of absenteeism, a serious and continuing concern. Despite efforts of most organizations to reduce absence and numerous studies to understand the causes of absenteeism, no certain answers exist on how employee attendance can be improved or why absence occurs. Solutions that are effective in one situation may or may not be effective in a different environment. While absenteeism rates differ substantially between organizations within and outside the transit industry, studies indicate that employee absence is generally a considerable problem among transit systems. Organizations with more rigorous and comprehensive attendance policies and programs appear to have lower levels of absenteeism. These differences suggest that the transit industry need not be resigned to high absenteeism.