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Noun
/ˌabsənˈtēˌizəm/,
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The practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason,
  1. The practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason


  1. habitual absence from work
  2. 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; it was seen as a management problem, and framed in ...
  3. 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
  4. When an employee constantly or continuously fails to attend work as scheduled. In particular when their absence forms a pattern which suggests that the employee is dissatisfied with their work or that their absence could have been avoided. Absenteeism can be considered grounds for dismissal.
  5. In education and child development contexts, time missed from school. Lack of health insurance and regular medical checkups leading to frequent and/or chronic illness, lack of adequate transportation, households with multiple risk factors, and parents' mental and physical health may all have an ...
  6. the time an employee spends away from work. Absences can scheduled (e.g. vacation time) or unscheduled (e.g., due to illness or injury).^1
  7. helps interpret the results of average productivity measures. A high productivity in few jobs might not mean the person is very productive on the long run, and vice versa.
  8. Also referred to as unplanned leave. Generally covers staff who are scheduled to work but are not able to attend due to unplanned reasons ie sickness
  9. Holders not residing in the benefice or performing the duties attached to the benefice though still collecting the income from the benefice. An absentee priest would appoint a substitute (vicar) to perform the duties of the parish and pay him a small stipend.
  10. The failure of an employee to report for work, usually due to illness, accident, family responsibilities, or personal business. A persistently high rate of absenteeism may be a sign of low morale among the staff of a library or library system. See also: burnout.
  11. absence from work.  A high rate of absenteeism is consider to be a reliable indicator of low employee morale.
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  13. The failure to report to work.
  14. Absenteeism is the term generally used to refer to unscheduled employee absences from the workplace.Module 10