Department of Business Administration, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Commentary
HR Interventions in New Normal, Factors of Employee Absenteeism at Rourkela Steel Plant, Odisha during COVID-19: A Causal Model
Author(s): Muna Kalyani and Nirajana Das*
Absenteeism is famous for being difficult to comprehend, and forecasting the exact pattern of it after numerous research efforts is yet unachievable.
COVID has brought new dimensions to this concept as work-life has witnessed an unusual style of operations. The manufacturing industry also
suffered during this period in terms of productivity and administrative control over employees. This study attempts to find out the determinants
of employee absenteeism considering demographic variables and COVID-related factors during unusual and unexpected COVID 19 in a steel
manufacturing plant in Odisha. Based on a literature review of absence, a consolidative model is established while merging demographic with
COVID-related factors to predict absence patterns. The statistical analysis specified that construct absenteeism is significantly correlated with
service length, ty.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/:2223-5833.2022.12.437