Sickness absenteeism and employee satisfaction in the work environment are two of the key challenges for public and private sector organizations. The decisive element of organizations is people, so caring for their satisfaction and presence in the work environment is one of the tasks of management. The diploma thesis presents the results of a study of the connection between sickness absenteeism and employee satisfaction in the work environment of the municipalities of the southeast statistical region. The survey was carried out with the help of a questionnaire consisting of 12 questions. The results of the survey showed that 51,4 % of employees have never been temporarily absent from work in the last 12 months and that the main cause of temporary absence is employee illness and injury, as indicated by 51,0 %. On average, employees rated their satisfaction with the working conditions the highest, with a score of 3,7, and their satisfaction with the possibility of education, training, and promotion the lowest, with a score of 3,1.
Based on the results of the research, it has been proved that there is a partially statistically significant correlation between sickness absenteeism and employee satisfaction in the work environment of municipalities in the southeast statistical region, namely in five out of nine sets of employee satisfaction pertaining to sickness absenteeism. Based on the research, the prepared analyses, and the formulated measures, it is believed that the diploma thesis can serve as a good basis for municipal management, as the presented research results can provide insight into the real situation in the field of sickness absenteeism and employee satisfaction in the work environment within municipalities, enabling the management to increase employee satisfaction levels, (likely) resulting in lower sickness absenteeism.
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