Absenteeism and Turnover: Alpha Battery Ltd
Abstract
Alpha Battery Ltd (ABL), automotive battery manufacturer located in SITE, Karachi is one of the largest manufacturers in Pakistan. Turnover of employees has been one of the problems the company had to tackle. This problem was compounded by its close proximity to disturbed localities of Karachi and adverse working conditions of the manufacturing premises. The turnover was further aggravated by the ethnic composition of the labor class, since the inherent characteristics of the work force is an important consideration while hiring the laborers.The management of ABL was able to solve this problem by identifying the root cause of the turnover by a series of organizational development measures comprising of changing the composition of the workforce, reducing the shift timings and providing incentives to the work force. These measures led to improvement in level of job satisfaction of the working class which eventually controlled the turnover problem.Keywords: Automotive Battery Manufacturer, Adverse Working Conditions, Composition of Work Force, HR Initiatives, Turnover.Downloads
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2014-12-01
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