Due to a number of reasons, black commuters In South Africa are
often faced with long, timeous and complicated journeys to work.
The purpose of this research report is to determine how these
long commuting distances influence the punctuality and rate of
absenteeism of black employers to the work-place.
A survey was undertaken in Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and
Durban. The sample of 1238 respondents was divided into long and
short-distance commuters and the answers of these two groups
were compared. Respondents were questioned about factors
causing them to be late or absent from work as well as . their
attitudes towards punctuality. They were also questioned about
their employers' attitude towards lateness.
The results showed clearly that transport related problems
constituted a major part of all late arrivals at the work place.
Lateness due to transport problems was mainly influenced by the
distance travelled to work, the total travel time, the number of
transfers, the time the commuter had to leave his home, and the
time he had to start work.
Although absenteeism was also increased by the distance
commuters had to travel and the difficulty of the journey, it
was experienced much less than lateness.
Lateness at the work-place due to transport problems is
a big problem in South Africa, which is aggravated by the long
distances faced by many commuters. It is important to try to
minimize the problem and thereby cut the cost of lateness to
industry.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/16667 |
| Date | 21 January 2015 |
| Creators | Fourie, Elizabeth Maria |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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