These are the most common causes of absenteeism:

• Lack of motivation.
• Personal or family problems.
• Distractions in the workplace.
• The distance to go to work.
• Lack of experience or professional training.
• Unfavorable hours, schedule, or shifts.
• Stress caused by work overload.
• Lack of interest in the work and employer’s expectations.

Let us discuss each of these in detail:

Lack of motivation.

Lack of motivation is the main cause of absenteeism. Someone who has a low salary or feels undervalued will feel discouraged and will not bother to go to work every day. If your company does not have a good working environment, then there is no reason for you to be motivated to work.

Preferring to stay home.

If you have personal problems or family issues that require your attention, then there is no other option than to stay home and solve the problem, instead of going to work.

This problem becomes more prevalent when you have children and a family to take care of. If you are suffering from some illness at home, then you can’t go to work and do your job as well as take care of your health problems.

Family Problems

Family problems are also a common cause of absenteeism in men and women who tend to take their issues too seriously and fail to focus on their professional tasks.

Distractions in the workplace.

Talking with colleagues in the break room or being too involved in social media can lead to distractions that can cause absenteeism at work. You should avoid distractions as much as possible and try to focus on your job if you want to be productive.

Enjoyable activities such as shopping or going for walks can also be distracting because they require a lot of time, making it difficult for you to make it on time for your shift at work at the end of the day.

The distance to go to work.

If you live far away from your workplace, then there is no way that you will be able to get there on time every day without causing fatigue or stress that can lead to absenteeism even without any other reasons.

All these factors will lead an employee down the road towards stress and eventually absenteeism in many cases, so employers must make sure that their employees can reach them quickly and easily if they want them to perform well on the job.

Lack of experience or professional training.

If an employee does not have enough experience or professional training for their job position, then they may get bored easily and begin missing their shifts at the workplace without even having any other reasons for doing so other than boredom with their daily routine.

Professional training can also help employees learn new skills that can improve their performance at work, so getting them additional training is a good idea for employers who want their employees to become better at what they do.

Unfavorable hours, schedule, or shifts.

If you are required to work during inconvenient hours or on shifts that are hard to manage because they require you to get up very early in the morning or keep you up late at night, then there is a chance that you may begin missing your shifts without having any other reasons for doing so.