Most Employees Come to Work

For Labor Day, when many employees have a day off, let's talk about recognizing attendance as much as you deal with absenteeism and gamers. The reality is that most employees are at work most of the time - and that's a good thing.

Participating in an interview for an education resource recently, I learned about teachers and absenteeism.

The editor, who interviewed me, shared that research indicates that students do better academically when their regular teacher is present, so there are compelling reasons to encourage teachers to come to work. For our purposes, however, these thoughts can apply to people who work in any professional occupation.

You will always have gamers. Consequently, your goal with any attendance system is to honor the commitment and dedication of your employees who come to work. In organizations, people have a tendency to write policies to punish and control the behavior of the few gamers. Instead, policies should recognize that the majority of employees come to work and recognize this contribution.

Create an Effective Attendance Policy

Here's how you can best encourage and recognize good attendance at work.

Please take a look at the Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy I've developed. Your feedback is always appreciated.

And, for a bit of humor, what are the best excuses you've heard from employees who are late to work?

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