The causes of absenteeism and actions managers can take Introduction:Absenteeism is an intentional or habitual absence in the workplace. It not only reduces productivity but also makes the company lose a lot of money. The issue of absenteeism should not be ignored. To help the company reduce costs and increase productivity, employers or managers have a responsibility to know the causes of absenteeism and how to reduce absenteeism. There are some common causes of absenteeism that managers should know about, such as workplace bullying, workplace conditions, employee health, and injustice. In the following part, this research paper will show you how these problems relate to absenteeism and will also show you how to reduce absenteeism. Absenteeism can be prevented or reduced, but the costs related to absenteeism can also be improved. Managers should know this. The most common causes of absenteeism:1. Workplace Bullying: Despite the specific behavior, bullying can have very negative effects in the workplace. It can lower employee morale and reduce productivity due to absenteeism. (2014, March 15) From the study by Korkmaz and Cemaloglu (2010), it emerges that absenteeism can be traced back to bullying. On the other study, the study on workplace bullying and sickness absence among hospital staff by Kivimaki, Elovainio & Vahtera (2000), which is based on 647 men and 4,981 women hospital employees, also shows that victims of bullying have a number of absences due to illness 1.2 times higher than hospital staff. the rest, meaning that workplace bullying is linked to increased absenteeism. From Devonish's study (2014), he collected data on self-reported absences from the survey...... half of the document ......92)Conclusion:Absenteeism is a serious problem for a company, not only reducing productivity also means losing a lot of money for the company. workplace bullying, employee health, workplace conditions and workplace injustice are the most common causes of absenteeism. However, there are not only these few causes of absenteeism, the most important thing is that the manager should be good at observation and analysis, try his best to find out the reason for absenteeism and take action to improve it. And the five fundamental elements of effective absenteeism control and Point Contingent rewards could help you. But managers should keep in mind that to have effective control of absenteeism, the organization should have a comprehensive strategy or use a combined approach to address the problem and not depend on just one or two methods. (Cole and Kleiner, 1992)