Factors Contributing to Minor Staff Absenteeism of a Public Sector Hospital in Sri Lanka: An Application of Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory

Abstract

There had been an ongoing absenteeism issue among the minor staff employees of the selected public sector hospital. Therefore, this study was mainly focused on finding out the factors contributing to absenteeism and to provide insights on how to prevent and mitigate the problem of absenteeism. The study was based on Herzberg’s two factor theory on employee absenteeism and due to time constrains only four factors namely advancement, work itself, pay and reward and work conditions had been analyzed. A sample of 123 was selected after simple random sampling and a self-administered questionnaire was distributed among the minor staff employees of the hospital. Data analysis was done using both inferential and descriptive statistical methods. A correlation was detected between employee absenteeism and the four factors analyzed. Recommendations were provided on the findings of the analysis.