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...ogical factors – depression Employees with family responsibilities in general and in particular working adults with young children experience higher rates of workplace absence. In part this may account for gender based differences in absenteeism, although the types of positions held by women along with job satisfaction may be equally related. Another reason for stress related illness may have to do with their relationship with their Manager/Supervisor and co-workers as well as their job satisfaction and loyalty to said position. Management styles that are too authoritarian tend to promote higher levels of absenteeism among employees, as well as other factors including working conditions, motivation, and the nature of work being performed. Alcohol/Substance Misuse/Abuse According to studies there appears to be a significant relationship between lifestyle and behavioural factors such as smoking and excessive alcohol use. Alcohol usage plays a major role in workplace attendance either as a consequence of abuse or as an inappropriate coping mechanism to all types of stressors. Workers diagnosed with alcohol dependencies have been found to have an absentee problem six times higher than average. It is not uncommon for an employee to come to work with the smell of alcohol on his/her breath after either drinking before or during their shift or the night before their shift. This makes the employee very vulnerable to discovery and is usually the main in...