Employee Attendance: How To Keep Track Of It

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Education )



Employee attendance is a critical part of the policies that every company should have. It is important to stress the significance of regular attendance for every employee and should be regarded as part of the job responsibilities of everyone, regardless of the rank. Furthermore, absenteeism becomes wasteful and costly for employers since there are production and output delays that result from it.

Attendance includes not just arriving for work, but also ensuring that you are there on time on a daily basis. Most companies also set aside certain regulations regarding planning absences ahead of time, particularly if these are vacation leaves and maternity or paternity leaves. Other absences cannot be scheduled, especially when an employee becomes sick, but as long as he or she has a backup then business operations can continue.

Many employers have also devised ways of improving employee attendance. One of these is by using an attendance tracker that has a direct effect on the monthly paychecks. Deductions will be made if employees come to work late and merits or rewards for those who have perfect attendance.

Another way in which employee attendance is improved is by allowing employees to work flexible hours. Compressed workweeks have also allowed employees to have more freedom to attend to their personal needs. Some companies have even given employees the option to work from home, especially those who have children to take care of during the day. On the other hand, if absenteeism is a persistent problem, some companies have had to be forced to terminate those who cannot comply with the basic rules of the organization.

There are many advanced software tools that can be used for employee attendance, guaranteeing that no cheating and short cuts can be made in logging and recording work hours, meetings and tasks. Once these are utilized, there will be improved employee turnout on any given day.


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