Absenteeism is a serious workplace problem and an expensive occurrence for both employer and employee seemingly unpredictable in nature.

A satisfactory level of attendance by employees at work is necessary to allow the achievement of objectives and targets by a department. Employee absenteeism is the absence of an employee from work. It is a major problem faced by almost all employees of today. Employees are absent from work and thus work suffers. Absenteeism of employees from work leads to bag logs, pilling of work and thus work delay. Absenteeism is a complex concept .It is often said that absence is only a system of a deeper malady. Some characterize an individual problem while others consider it as affecting work productivity and closely related to workers health as well as personal, domestic and social life ; this is a study to find the cause of absenteeism of employees at Apollo Tyres Ltd, Kalamassery. Nations man power is determined by its industrial advancement and its tranquility , peaceful ,quiet and calm is indispensable for the economic development of a nation which gives strong foundation for the basic structure of the society .The vital element that effect individual relation is absenteeism. There is no industry left without this problem of absenteeism irrespective of its workforce and strength. The complexity of a phenomenon renders solution difficult .At the nation level ,absenteeism has become a perpetual problem of