ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost I thank God Almighty for endowing His immense blessings that helped us in each

step of progress towards the successful completion of the project. I express my sincere thanks to Management Board Members, Tagore Institute of Engineering and Technology, for providing the amicable working environment for developing this project. I express my heartfelt gratitude to our Dynamic and Respected Principal Dr. P.PRAKASAM, M.TECH,Ph.D, for his support. I express my deep sense of gratitude to the head of the department Mr.S.Ramesh M.B.A., M.L.M., M.Phil., (Ph.D). Who has given me an opportunity to undergo my management studies. I express profound in datedness to my beloved guide

Mr.S.Gobinathan M.B.A., M.Phil., PGDCA., Lecturer, who helped me in each step of project towards the successful completion of the project. I express profound thanks to Mr.S.Senthilkumar, M.B.A, M.Phil., and Mr. S. Suresh M.B.A. (Ph.D)., and Miss K.Ramya M.B.A., D.L.L., and Misses M.Nisha B.A.,B.L.,M.B.A., and Misses S.Chitra Devi M.B.A., M.Phil., and Miss A.Buvaneswari M.B.A Lecturer in management department for their guidance and encouragement thought my project work. My sincere thanks to my parents, all my friends, well wishers and those who helped me directly or indirectly in successfully completing this project.

N.SULTHANA BANU

DECLARATION
I affirm that the project work titled A Study on Employee Absenteeism in Elite Innovation, Chennai. being submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of Master of Business Administration is the original work carried out by me. It has not formed the part of any other project work submitted for award of any degree or diploma, either in this or any other university

N.SULTHANA BANU

Register No: 108001810028 I certify that the declaration made above by the candidate is true

Mr Mr.S.Senthilkumar,M.B.A, .Phil., Lecturer

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LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS

TABLES & CHARTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 TITLE PAGE No. 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76

Age of the respondets Gender of the respondents Education qualification of the respondents Income of the respondents Experience of the respondents in this company Awareness on leave policies of the organization Monthly leave taken by the employees. Leave allowed by the organization Overtime leads to absenteeism of the of organization The flow of communication Problem among the employees leads to take leave Satisfaction level on pay scale of the respondents Absent due to salary is not provide at time The impact of performance appraisal on absenteeism Unavailability of safety measures and absenteeism Bsent due to not matching organizational policy Abseentism due to improper motivation by the superior Satisfication of present job Absent due to unavailability of canteen and food facilities Absenteeism due to the job is not fit for them The view on work pressure Impact of improper environment on absenteeism To communicate my feelings to others Forthright, frank and willing to stand up for them rights Satisfied to with them works Stress is a part of them work life To feel our work is heavy or tiresome To feel lonesome while working with others To feel boredom in your routine work Satisfied with the existing working condition To do things that are really important for them The satisfied with the welfare measures adopted by the
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company sickness makes them absent from work To political or social engagement force make them absent from work The habit of alcoholism make them absent from work The afraid of any occupational hazards which prompt them to take leave The take them eligible leave Ranking on the reason for absenteeism Ranking on the aspects which needs to be improved Chi-square analysis The relationship between the age and monthly leave taken by the employees

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ABSTRACT

In todays fast moving economy and prevailing all around us, the role of Human Resource Development is lot more than just identifying the absent of the employees. The employees are the heart of any organization. For success of any business three important controlling elements are people. It is therefore very important for the top management to commit appropriate resources in their HR department.
The beginning with Freemans 1976 analysis of the rich institutional structure of unions, economists have been considering the role of unions in, for example, increasing productivity, lowering quit rates, enhancing fringe benefits, reducing income inequality, improving working conditions, and affecting a Varity of other attributes at the workplace.

The economics of absenteeism and the relationship between an individuals employee

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supply and his or her own health status. But very little has examined the effect of a family illness on an individuals labour. This study analysis of the length of temporary work absences subsequent to a family specific psychic work costs: the greater those costs, the greater the familial pull in the event of a family problem and therefore the greater the degree of work loss subsequent to a family illness. This study consists of 100 respondents out of more than 500 respondents only and the respondents are the employees of elite innovation P(Ltd), chennai. The primary data was collected by the questionnaire method. Sucess of employee absenteeism is controlled only after identification of employee problems and their circumstances. To identify the level of Absenteeism among the people who work in the organization. and I have tried to survey the people who are working elite innovation P(Ltd), chennai. And simple percentage method, WAM, chi-square analysis are adopted to get the authentic information. The findings of this study will definitely help for the elite innovation, chennai.