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Abstract
The study aims to explore the relationship between job satisfaction, employee relations, health status, occupational stress, working conditions, family responsibilities, and academic staff absenteeism. It seeks to identify how different dimensions of these factors influence academic staff absenteeism. The study adopted a quantitative approach, gathering responses from 154 employees of a public campus in Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City, using a structured questionnaire and following a census study method. Data was analyzed using statistical tools such as PLS-SEM software, including assessment of measurement items, model fit, Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA), and the bootstrapping technique for hypothesis testing. The results revealed that employee relations, among the independent variables, are key predictors of academic staff absenteeism. It is evident that employee relations are major contributors to academic staff absenteeism. Therefore, the management of public campuses should prioritize these aspects to reduce absenteeism. By understanding and reformulating policies based on these factors, there is a greater possibility of improving attendance among academic staff.
Keywords: Academic Staff Absenteeism Job Satisfaction, Employee Relations, Occupational Stress, Working Conditions.