Análise das características do absenteísmo dos servidores públicos da Prefeitura Municipal de Uberlândia

Abstract

Absenteeism is defined as the employee’s absence from the workplace, which is an important indicator of both the worker’s health and their motivation to work. In this context, the present study has the objective of statistically analyze the characteristics of absenteeism among public servants of the Municipal Government of Uberlândia (PMU) between the years 2013 and 2024, including the profile of the employees on leave and the main reasons for their absences. The study addresses the issue through a quantitative, applied research approach, with descriptive objectives and data collection based on documents provided by the public institution. The data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis between variables and calculation of the Absenteeism Rate (Ta). As a result, it was found that the main reasons for absenteeism in the municipality, during the analyzed period, are due to sickness absenteeism, accounting for 93.8% of all leaves. The comorbidities with the highest absenteeism rates are mental disorders (CID F, with Ta = 0.743%), followed by musculoskeletal disorders (CID M, with Ta = 0.719%). No significant correlation was identified between the variables analyzed. Regarding the profile of employees who take leave, it was observed that they are predominantly female (85.1% of the leaves and Ta = 4.78%); tenured public servants (Ta = 4.62%) or temporary employees (Ta = 4.25%), and it was identified that the perception of job stability is a factor that directly influences absences; 90% of the employees on leave received salaries below R$ 4,800 and do not hold management positions; they are workers aged between 30 and 55 years (80%); and the work units with the most relevant absenteeism rates were identified among employees assigned to the Municipal Secretariats of Education (Ta = 4.73%, with 65.12% of the workforce) and Health (Ta = 4.33%, with 11.18% of the workforce). And as a Technical-Technological Product, an Executive Summary was developed to be presented to the PMU.