Audit Court lashes out at 'endemic absenteeism'

(ANSA) - Rome, February 15 - The prosecutor general of the Italian Audits Court, Alberto Avoli, decried rampant absenteeism in the country on Friday.
    "The phenomenon of absenteeism is endemic and difficult to get rid of," he said. "Ever stricter rules have been brought in over time but the results were not in line with expectations." Avoli was speaking at the inauguration ceremony for the 2019 judicial year of the State auditor. He called for more "motivating of personnel", explaining that he meant by this the "valuing of professional qualities and fighting against all behaviors that express disaffection, apathy and passivity" as well as absenteeism of a form that is subject to "disciplinary, criminal and accounting procedures". The Audit Court noted that managers and officials are also to be considered responsible, who "did not implement with sufficient attention the necessary verification into the presence of personnel".