Too scared to go sick? The management and the manifestations of workplace attendance in the food retail sector

Hadjisolomou, Anastasios (2016) Too scared to go sick? The management and the manifestations of workplace attendance in the food retail sector. Industrial Relations Journal, 47 (5-6). 417–433. ISSN 0019-8692 (https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12148)

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Abstract

This article is a response to Taylor et al's (2010) call for further research regarding workplace attendance. It examines the new politics of absence management in the UK and Cyprus in food retail sector, identifying a dual approach in managing attendance across the two countries. The first approach suggested the penalization of absence, whilst the second focused on the prevention of absence through accommodation. The article argues that 'coercion' is not the sole vehicle to tackle high absence in food retailing rather it suggests the development of other practices to enhance cooperation to regular attendance. The research identifies significant differences regarding the formality of these processes between the two countries, and suggests the generation of a particular attendance culture within the organisations, one that is not merely a culture of fear, as Taylor et al (2010) suggest, but rather a culture that includes accommodation and cooperation.

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  • Item type:Article
    ID code:66574
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    30 November 2016
    Published
    3 October 2016
    Published Online
    5 August 2016
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    Notes:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Hadjisolomou, A 2016, 'Too scared to go sick? The management and the manifestations of workplace attendance in the food retail sector' Industrial Relations Journal , vol. 47, no. 5-6, pp. 417–433., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12148. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Work, Organisation and Employment
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:15 Jan 2019 12:43
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 12:11
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/66574
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