There have been many studies that examine the relationship between job satisfaction and job absenteeism as absence from work is commonly viewed as one of the options of being in a stressful work environment. According to Luthans (1995), research has generally revealed that when satisfaction is high, absenteeism tends to be low and when satisfaction is low, absenteeism tends to be high. Even though this link has been found to be rather moderate, the underlying assumption is that absence is at least in part, the result of dissatisfaction on the job (Anderson,
2004; Hardy, Woods & Wall, 2003).
However, even though it makes sense that dissatisfied employees are more likely to miss work, absenteeism is a complex variable and is influenced by multiple factors. (Robbins, 1998;
Robbins, Odendaal & Roodt, 2003; Spector, 1997). An employee might therefore be absent for various other reasons, than being dissatisfied with the job such as genuine illness or family responsibilities. ABSENTEEISM
Unscheduled absenteeism affects almost every type of organization and according to
Robinson (2002) the indirect cost of absenteeism can be up to three times higher than the direct costs of absenteeism. Therefore, it is critical that organizations recognize the degree of this problem due to the high cost associated with unscheduled absenteeism.

JOB SATISFACTION
One of the main factors to an organization’s success is employee satisfaction. Past studies have shown that an effective organization will make sure that there is a strong cooperation, commitment and satisfaction among its employees. In order to achieve this, there is a need of strong and effective motivation of its employees at various levels. Luthans (1998), declare that motivation is the process that energize, direct, arouse and sustain the behavior and performance of the employees. Thus motivation is the process that stimulates the employees to put their full efforts in order to achieve a desired task.

Organizations must focus on the job satisfaction of its employees by putting employee satisfaction initiatives in place in effort to reduce work stress and improve productivity which will help the organization to achieve their objectives and goals.