absenteeism

absenteeism
/ˌæbs(ə)n'ti:ɪz(ə)m/ noun
staying away from work for no good reason
● the rate of absenteeism or the absenteeism rate always increases in fine weather
● Low productivity is largely due to the high level of absenteeism.
● Absenteeism is high in the week before Christmas.
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‘…but the reforms still hadn’t fundamentally changed conditions on the shop floor: absenteeism was as high as 20% on some days’ [Business Week]

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