CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Because of the problem that arise from the above topic, therefore the researcher decided to conduct a detailed management research  on the above named topic in view of the working hours being wasted daily deliberately or as a result of certain factor in the both the economy
The human power or resources constitutes one of the essential factor or element of production in every organization. It therefore paramount for the management of all human resource to handle the issue of the management of with great care as labor create wealth as it co-ordinate the other factors production.
The expensive involves in labor paid to worker in term of wages and salaries either hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis constitutes a galloping amount in the profit and loss account of establishment or organization, care should be taken by the management to see that the amount been being paid out is fully compensated by the employee
Sometimes a problem exist a where worker do not stay on their duty post at the actual time stipulated, this kind of practice should be practice should be properly checked and controlled by management in other to achieved the organizational goals and objectives.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The act and practice of truancy are mostly observed in the public sector or organization sometime.
Workers do not stay on their duty post to actually exhaust the required number of times meant for the official work and thereby allowing the organization to make payment for work not done which would definitely affect the output or productivity the organization
It is in this view of this problem that the researcher has decided to take up this task to find out why junior worker do not stay in their job place to the require amount of time request by their employee the possible cause and how this can be corrected to avoid losses in term of productivity hours. The way to handle this ugly situation as regarding truancy in an organization
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
One does not need to be told the problem of faced by many organization workforce wise are those that are caused by the either the following parental factor such as economical, social, environment, or some other reason. Not until this problem is identified and talked with the appropriate management system. It would still pose a log in the wheel of progress of all organization faced by such problem.
Therefore those problem identified in the cause of this research are:
a) why do worker leave their work place before the normal closing time hour?
b) why has poor economic standard of junior worker cause them to be truant?
c) what are the social factors that lead to truancy among junior workers?
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The research work is conducted to:
I. find out the reason workers leave their work before normal closing period of time
II. to determined what is responsible for the this actions either social, economic or even environment factors
III. To know whether truancy among junior worker is an outright negligence of duties or if this is caused by some factors as indicated above.
IV. Ascertain the cost of action on the goal or objectives of this local government Area (otukpo)
V. To fore view what possible steps to take to stop or reduce truancy among junior workers.
