الغياب عن العمل لدى العاملين في مصانع شركة البوتاس العربية : دراسة ميدانية

Abstract EN

This study aimed at identifying workers' absenteeism at the factories of the Arab Potash Company.

Due to its influence on workers, industrial management and the society, absenteeism is considered a major and a serious problem in the industrial field.

The study attempted to identify the magnitude of the problem, the influential factors ( physical, social psychological, managerial and economic) through investigating the views of (234) workers ( the subjects of the study) chosen randomly.

The results of the study showed that the problem is of a great magnitude, the absence average was (12.87) days in 2006.

The factors that had great influence on absenteeism were physical, social psychological, managerial and economic.

Statistical significant differences at >0.05 were found in the average absence days.

Based on the results of the study, the researcher recommends attempting to treat or reduce the level of absenteeism.