Workplace incivility can cause absenteeism; along with employees, the purpose of this study is to check the factors of incivility and how it can be control. Data is analyses through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.The respondents of this research are nurses located in hospitals in Faisalabad. The sample size is two hundred out of which 184 is considered. The hypothesis generated for the study was tested at 0.05.Data is analyzed through descriptive and inferential tests on the responses gathered. The results of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between workplace incivility and Employee absenteeism. Workplace Incivility has positive relation with employee absenteeism. The results also signifies that organizational commitment partially moderate the relationship between employee workplace incivility and absenteeism. This research also presents conclusion, recommendations, and implications for future researchers.
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