Absenteeism in the Workplace in the Middle East

БaУЕ The Middle East's #1 Job Site II III || | | %3D III II III I I| II II IIII| II III|| | IIII|I || IIII I III || | Absenteeism in the Workplace in the Middle East and North Africa How many times do you take unplanned/unapproved days off work? 63.2% Very rarely 11.9% 10.8% 10.8% Once Once a month every couple twice a year Once or 3.3% More than of months once a month Do you manage to attain a work-life balance in your current role? 4.8% No, not at all 47.2% 12.2% Yes No, hardly Life Work easily 35.8% Yes but not easily Do you feel that the absenteeism level in your company is.. 47% Low 29.6% Moderate 23.4% High Does your company track employee absenteeism? 62.4% 9.2% No Yes through specialized 28.4% program with strict Yes policies but no serious measures are ever taken In your company, female employees are absent: 42.6% 21.4% 36% More often Less often than than their male their male counterparts There is no counterparts apparent difference between the two In your company, senior employees are absent: 53% More often than entry or mid-level employees 25.6% 21.4% There is no Less often than apparent difference between the two entry or mid-level employees Does your company treat management and employees alike in terms of absenteeism? 32% 58.2% Yes No both are treated equally management is given a preferential treatment 9.8% No No strict measures are applied to either party How would you rate the working environment at your company? 33.9% Good 33.4% Excellent 18% Fair 14.7% Poor Regardless of age, gender and seniority, what do you think is the main reason behind absenteeism? Low job satisfaction 22.7% Lack of responsibility 22.7% De-motivation 12.1% Bad employee/manager relations 9.1% Home/family responsibilities 7.5% Medical/health conditions 7.2% Job routine 6.6% Overworked employee 6.1% Job stress 6.0% How do you think your company can lower the absenteeism rate? 51% 18.5% Create/follow a strict absenteeism policy Recognize regular and punctual 9% Communicate the costs of absenteeism to employees 8.2% Measure absenteeism and treat employees and management alike attendance 6.9% and reward it Ask for a proof of illness for sick leaves of more than one day 6.4% Increase the length of allowed annual leave How harmful do you think absenteeism is to an organization? 2.5% Not harmful at all 58.2% 17.7% Not too harmful as employees need that break to be more Very harmful productive 21.6% Moderately harmful What is the most costly problem of employee absenteeism? Decreased overall productivity of company 26.8% Possible loss of business or dissatisfied customers 22.3% Problems with employee morale 21.3% Lost productivity of the absent employee 14.9% Overtime for other employees to fill in 14.7% Absenteeism in the MENA Workplace, Bayt.com Job Seeker Poll July 2012 БayЕ For more research and reports on the Middle East, visit: The Middle East's #1 Job Site www.bayt.com/en/research-reports/ L-=-=. פבכ -----E-E - =-- -|