Employee Absenteeism and Performance of LGA in Enugu State from 2018-2024

Abstract

This study examined employee absenteeism and performance of Local Government Area in Enugu State, the study used survey research design and it was carried out in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State, specific objectives of the study include; to determine the extent absenteeism of local government employees has affected the output of the local governments in Enugu state, Nigeria., to examine the extent absenteeism of local government employees has affected the provision of social amenities by the local governments in Enugu state, Nigeria, to ascertain the extent absenteeism of local government employees has affected the provision of sanitation services in Enugu State, Nigeria. The population for the study comprised one hundred and seventy two (172) randomly selected from different offices in Enugu North Secretariat, while 120 respondents were sampled for the study using Taro Yamane sampling techniques.. The researcher made used of self designed questionnaire for data collection. Data collected from the respondents were analyzed using frequency table and simple percentage. For testing of the hypotheses the researcher employed chi-square as the statistical tool. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance and 2 degree of freedom. The findings of the study revealed that; absenteeism of local government employees has adversely affected the output of the local government areas in Enugu State, the absenteeism of local government employees has negatively affected provision of educational services in local government areas in Enugu State, absenteeism has negative implication on sanitation services of the local government areas of Enugu State, and that absenteeism of local government employees has serious negative impact on the provision of social amenities in local government areas in Enugu State. From the findings the following recommendations were made; workplace attendance should be take serious in any of the government offices in Nigeria, and this will reduce the absenteeism in the workplace, employees should not be randomly approved to be absent from work and when it is inevitable, works should be properly designed to stopping/disrupting work flows, more control mechanisms such as the use external auditors should be introduced in the studied local government areas as this would help in checkmating embezzlements of funds in the studied local governments.