101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager’s Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges

CHAPTER 6Excessive Absenteeismand Tardiness

There is a lot to know about how to handle excessive absenteeism and tardiness, so rather than reinventing the wheel, allow me to excerpt a few pages from a book I’ve written called The Hiring and Firing Question and Answer Book. This introduction will provide you with a quick snapshot in terms of some of the key issues that you’ll want to consider before initiating disciplinary conversations or written warnings with your employees. In addition, note that attendance and tardiness problems typically lend themselves to written warnings once the issue is deemed to be excessive, so the goal of the conversations outlined in this chapter will focus on helping employees avoid getting to that “excessive” point ...