“A study on absenteeism of employees in selected textile units with special reference to Kolhapur District.”

The study investigates employee absenteeism and its importance in selected textile units in Kolhapur district.. This study highlights the major causes of absenteeism in the textile industry under various dimensions like age of employees, working conditions, compensation, and duration in the company, illness, family responsibilities, and injuries, religious and local festivals. Data was collected through self administered questionnaires. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and chi square goodness of fit test. The results indicate that there is wide scope in the textile industry for research on employee absenteeism. All the textile industry is facing a significant problem on employee's regular attendance. This study ensures that it will reveal a comprehensible result for the employee absenteeism. The study recommends that to decrease employee absenteeism, proper conditions of work in the factory, adequate wages, protection from accident and sickness are the most effective means.