Attendance
What is the definition of
“Attendance”
• Attendance is the act or of attending
(being present at) work. Also, attendance
is used to define the number of persons
present on a particular day at work. An
attendance policy provides the guidelines
and expectations for employee attendance
at work as defined, written, disseminated,
and implemented by an organization.
What do you consider to be “Good”
or “Acceptable” Attendance?
• How many days a year do you think you
should be allowed to miss work?
• How often do you think is acceptable to be
late or tardy to work?
• How do you think a supervisor feels about
an associate with poor attendance?
• How do you think poor attendance affects
promotions, transfers, teamwork?
Managers thoughts on Good
Attendance
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One of the best traits an employee could have in any company is their
dependability and the main factor in being dependable is good
attendance.
It's as simple as the question, "How can a company depend on
someone who isn't at work?“
A lot of managers would probably say that they'd rather have someone
who is performing average and who is always present at work than
someone who really excels at what he/she does but is absent every
week.
Another important thing to remember about attendance is the
importance of learning. There could be lots of updates that are going on
especially if your line of business is fast-paced. If an employee isn't
constantly at work, he/she may not be able to catch up with updates
and it could very well affect the quality of his/her work.
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Current Points
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THE 80/20 RULE
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What is the purpose of an
attendance policy?
The goal of this attendance policy
is to reward good attendance and
eliminate the employment of
people with poor attendance.
Perdue’s Attendance Policy
• Regular work attendance is expected
• Regular attendance related to work performance
• Poor attendance hurts Perdue and your team or
department
• Perdue’s Policy is “No-Fault” attendance policy as with
most other companies.
– Objective & non-discriminatory
– Based on unexcused absences & tardiness
– Gives “credit” for perfect attendance
Attendance Points System
– All “unexcused” absences get a point
– Perdue’s Point system allows up to 5 unexcused
absences—(Termination on 6th point)
– One point is removed every 28 calendar days of
“perfect attendance”
– Disciplinary actions begin at 3 points
– Six Months of Perfect attendance earns a “Credit
Reserve” point
– Up to 2 Credit Reserve Points may be earned
Excused Absences (No Points)
– Documented Family & Medical Leaves
– Death in the immediate family
– Jury duty
– Military Leave
– Approved Leave of Absences
– Worker’s Compensation Disability Leave
– Admission to Hospital as in-patient
– Scheduled days off
Unexcused Absences
– Any absence which does not fall under
“excused absences”
How to Have Good Work Attendance
Having a good work attendance record is actually quite
easy.
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Make sure that you arrive on time for your scheduled workday.
Have a strong work ethic that includes dedication and punctuality.
It is best that you show up about fifteen to twenty minutes early,
before your shift, so that you can get other things out of the way.
Things like checking your email or phone messages, speaking to coworkers, or even going to the restroom.
To make sure that you are on time, be sure to go to bed at a certain
hour and wake up at a certain time.
It's usually a good idea to wake up an hour or more before you are
due to arrive at work.
Arriving to work early also allows you to get other non work related
business out of the way during those early moments.
Thoughts on Teamwork
• “Together Everyone Achieves More”
• “Many Hands Make Light Work”
• “Poor Attendance is not working with the
Team but Against the Team”
• “There is no ‘I’ in Teamwork”
• “Working Together WORKS”
• “A Chain is only as Strong as its Weakest
Link”
Do you want to be part of the 80%
that can be counted on and
rewarded for your hardwork, or do
you want to be on the 20% that is
hanging on to their job by a thread
and is not considered to be part of
the TEAM?
TEAM- “Together Everyone
Achieves More”
QUESTIONS??