Employees can depict various patterns related to absenteeism and lateness. Are your supervisors able to recognize these patterns? What information can be discovered from patterns of absenteeism and lateness in the organization? Are there individual patterns and departmental patterns? You can convey the following information to supervisors in your organization about identifying patterns for absenteeism and lateness:
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Download Now Your records can help identify patterns of absenteeism and lateness involving individuals or the whole department. These patterns, once revealed, must be investigated and dealt with appropriately before departmental productivity and morale are damaged.
- Individual attendance problems usually develop over time. If they are caught early, they can be more easily corrected. Therefore, when you review each employee’s attendance records look for trends indicating excessive absenteeism and lateness. Pay special attention to unscheduled absences.
- You also need to look for patterns of absenteeism and lateness within the whole department. Any such patterns indicate a serious, widespread problem and must be investigated immediately. Causes could include extreme stress or pressure, or conversely, boredom. Or the problem could be based on a belief among employees that their work (even their presence) is not particularly important. Or maybe they have gotten the impression that good attendance and punctuality are not very important to you, especially if you have been lax about enforcing the rules.
The above information comes from BLR’s presentation “Attendance Management: What Supervisors Need to Know.” For more information on all the training courses BLR has to offer, go to our Employee and Manager Training page.