Predicting Involuntary Dismissal for Unauthorized Absence, Lateness, and Poor Performance in the Selection of Unskilled and Semiskilled British Contract Factory Operatives: The Contribution of the Employee Reliability Inventory

Abstract

This report contains the results of a predictive validity study, which examined the relationship between the employment status of a group of temporary contract operatives in a British factory, 90 days after being hired ( N = 50) and their scores on the Employee Reliability Inventory. Scores were systematically related to employment status. Operatives who were involuntarily dismissed by their employer for unauthorized absence, lateness, or poor performance had poorer scores than those who remained on the job. Some preliminary benefit-cost implications are discussed.