A STUDY ON EMPLOYEES ABSENTEEISM IN SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED, KOTHAGUDEM, ANDHRA PRADESH

A STUDY ON EMPLOYEES ABSENTEEISM IN SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED, KOTHAGUDEM, ANDHRA PRADESHRASHTRASANT TUKADOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVERSITY, NAGPUR,MH2013MR. K.L. NARASIMHA RAO M.COM, M.PHIL.VICE-PRINCIPAL, HOD, DEPT. OF COMMERCE,SAS DEGREE COLLEGE , VIJAYAWADARESEARCH SUPERVISORDr. UMAKANTH SHUKLA M.COM, PH.DPRINCIPAL & PROF. (RETD.)C.P. BERAR COLLEGE, GULSANBAG, NAGPUR, MAHARASTRASINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LTD.KOTHAGUDEM, KHAMMAM DIST., A.P.

CHAPTERISATIONCHAPTER I: INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER II: INDUSTRY PROFILE A STUDY OF COAL INDUSTRYCHAPTER III: COMPANY PROFILE A STUDY OF SCCLCHAPTER IV: LITERATURE REVIEWCHAPTER V: DATA ANLYSISCHAPTER VI: FINDINGSCHAPTER VII: SUGGESTIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY ANNEXURENEED OF THE STUDY

It is better to find out the reasons for the absenteeism of the employees continuously so that the problem if any can be detected and corrected. Also this helps in maintaining good relations with the employees, which create a sense of belonging in them towards the organization they are working for.OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

Primary Objective

To know the fundamental causes for the absenteeism in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), Kothagudem, Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh.The rampant absenteeism at SCCL constitutes the paramount HR problem to be surmounted.To study the extent of absenteeism in various departments of SCCL.To identify the reasons for employee absenteeism.To assess the extent of absenteeism in various departments of SCCL

5. To suggest corrective actions to be taken up by the management of SSCL to reduce the absenteeism.6. To know the impact of employee absenteeism on productivity7. To analysis the rate of absenteeism and know the trends.8. To study authorized absenteeism and to study unauthorized absenteeism and analysis the causes of absenteeism.SCOPE OF THE STUDYThe present study on the absenteeism WAS confined to interview schedules carried out during the research work duration -2009 to 2012.Neither nocturnal nor diurnal (objective) observations were not be taken for want of permission. Hence, the study is based on the opinions and perceptions of workers, who are rendering the work and hence it is subjective to that extent. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDYFrom Kothagudem area200 employees have beenpicked up on the basis of purposive sampling basis. To ensure fair representation, 200 employees were selected from various categories of workers inboth underground and opencast mines.SAMPLE SIZEVarious Depts.Total ManpowerSample SizeCoal Fillers47040Coal Cutters87240Trammer24730Electrician16326General Mazdoors1828Operators33816Support Man42424Line Man21616Total291220010DATA SOURCE

Mostly Primary, in the backdrop of Secondary information was collected from company records.

Primary Sources: Questionnaire and from interactionsSecondary Sources: Company files and records.STATISTICAL TOOLS USEDArithmetic and Statistical tools like Averages, Percentages and Probabilities along with Bar Diagrams and Charts are used for statistical analysis.DATA ANALYSISA comparative study of the data collected is done by dint systematic codified and crystallized tables, graphs, interpretation of data and consequent summarization of the findings of the study followed by suggestions and recommendations for the management of the SCCL.DATA ANALYSISMANPOWERGroup-wise Manpower of Singareni CollieriesTotal six categories of staff are catering their services at various levels to Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. Kothagudem. Most of the staff is working under the category of Time rated Workers who occupies 59.77% of total workforce. The following tables shows the total number of workers at various levels from 2011 to 2013

ABSENTEEISMDays of the week on which the most absenteeism occurredThe highest levels of absenteeism were recorded on the following weekdays: Monday, followed by Tuesday, as per the below table. These trends are similar to patterns identified in MLean (2007).No. of Shifts (AWOP)RankingMonday58061Tuesday49212Wednesday40805Thursday39396Friday43413Saturday41444Sunday267Sum:27257Month wise absenteeism in SCCL 2011-12MonthsNo. of Shifts(AWOP)RankingJul-11977Aug-11730Sep-111100Oct-11927Nov-111516Dec-1121782nd HighestJan-121082Feb-121096Mar-12775Apr-12798May-122249HighestJun-12782Jul-12872Aug-12908Sep-12581Most of the absenteeism is happening in the months of May and December. The reason behind this is temperature variations.Age Factor

AgeAvg No. of shiftsAgeAvg. No. of Shifts181540111 (2nd Highest)19184177203342952136438422494477234545702459468525102 (4th Highest)478626101 (5th Highest)48662710495028125 (Highest)50852990518030104 (3rd Highest)52223168533832395445332855283458563535815712936815812137755971387460433973there seem to be age differences in levels of absenteeism among underground worker, which supports the arguments made by Pai et al (2009) and Neilsen (2008). It is argued in the latter that older employees (45 Years and above) are more likely to be absent from work as a result of their decline age.ABSENTEEISM CAUSED BY ACCIDENTS IN SCCL

The main focus for improving the safety in the mines is on improving the awareness and bringing safety consciousness among employees through various programmes/training by devising the same in easily understandable way. Additional thrust is given for improving the safety awareness among contractors workmen. Apart form the above, various measures viz., standarisation of roof bolting activity, introduction of semi mechanization through SDLs/LHDs in underground mines, and provisions of various equipment for prevention/minimizing the adverse effects of accidents were also taken. Evacuations of coal by baskets are completely eliminated in 15 underground mines to reduce deployment of coal fillers at potentially accident prone zones.AreaFeb, 2012Jan- Feb, 2012Feb, 2011Jan- Feb, 2011FatalSeriousFatalSeriousFatalSeriousFatalSeriousAFAIAFAIAFAIAFAIKothagudem--44--55--33--55Yellandu--11--22--11--11Manuguru----1111--11--11Bellampalli--11--33--11--11Mandamarri------11--11--22Srirampur--66--1717--551199Ramagundam-I--66--1313--66111212Ramagundam-II--11--22--55--1010Ramagundam-III--113333--22--44Bhoopalpalli--44--55--22--55Total--2424445252--2727225050Table : Table showing year-wise accidents and fatalities and seriously injuredTable: Total Number of Fatal & Serious Accidents during last ten years.YearFatalSeriousInjury rate per million tonne of productionNo. of AccidentsNo. of Persons InvolvedNo. of AccidentsNo. of Persons InvolvedFatalSerious2012-138142853970.125.232011-1211123223230.236.192010-1110112832930.215.712009-1013164244280.328.492008-0916193913940.438.872007-0811115355380.2713.252006-0716195875920.515.72005-06778058070.1922.332004-0514162912940.458.332003-04194570711.332.1MonthOn other thanextraneous reasonsOn extraneous reasonsTotalNo.Productionlost(Tonnes)No.Productionlost(Tonnes)Number of man days lostProductionlost(Tonnes)Wages lost(`)Value ofProduction lost (`)Feb, 2012--1-1704-2556000-Feb, 20111314032--1121133184921519131155373450002011-12(Up toFeb12)23110912370000016405074011091234298590071074227502010-11(from Apr10 to Mar-11)2--42744416876042984554624820582595616NO. OF MAN-DAYS AND PRODUCTION LOST DUE TO STRIKES

Table : Reasons for fatal & serious accidents in SCCL

Sl. No.ReasonFebruary,2011April-February,2011-12 (progressive)% in totalloss of production1Power shortage-0.911.812Industrial disputes- Due to extraneous reasons-37.0073.50- Strikes-3.116.18- Total-40.1179.683Breakdown of equipment-1.12.194Absenteeism-2.24.375Shortage of working faces---6Lack of equipment/delay in commissioning of equipment/awarding of OBR contracts---7Rains & slushy conditions---8Fires---9Others: - Lay-offs-0.020.04- Adverse geo-mining conditions---- Non-receipt of statutory permission---- Production from OC was regulatedto liquidate ground stocks-611.92- Short supply of Explosives---Total-6.0211.96Grand Total-50.34100No. of StrikesNo. of Man-days LostProduction lost in Tonnes2012-1342452802589652011-125162893140113532010-1121687604229842009-102143048932008-09223065190722007-080002006-073558798722005-0611240403918182004-051491818574992003-0415102942121647SURVEY RESULTS

Since the purpose of this study is to investigate and explain the relationship between absenteeism and job satisfaction, personal characteristics and situational factors, survey research, using a self - administered questionnaire, appears to be the best method of collecting the necessary data. Various Depts.Total ManpowerSample SizeCoal Fillers47040Coal Cutters87240Trammer24730Electrician16326General Mazdoors1828Operators33816Support Man42424Line Man21616Total2912200Sample Size of the surveyTable 5.25: Showing Number of respondents from each group of workers in SCCL AgeNo. of Respondents18-252026-356036-4593Above 4527200Age-wise Respondents of SCCLDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTSVariablesMeann%Age (years)*38.17aSex Male19497 Female63Marital Status Married16080 Not Married4020Level of Education High School8341.7Some College*3115.7Business College199.6College Degree3014.8Some Graduate Work146.9Masters Degree126.1Law Degree or PhD105.2Number of Dependents under Age 12 None 4824.2one or more15275.8Job Classification Professional/Technical8743.5Mining11356.5Primary Source of Income Yes 17989.7No2311.3Months in Position (Years)*45.5b (3.8)Total Months with country (Years)77.4c (6.5)n=200Demographic Characteristics of sample