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People Who Work for You Rules for Your Workers Optional Work Rules to Consider Absenteeism Handling Excessive Absences
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Since absenteeism costs you money, you should try to cut down on unnecessary absenteeism without violating any federal or state employment laws or causing morale problems. In order to do so, you must determine what the main causes of your company's particular absenteeism problems are. Only then can you try to address them in a constructive way.
The most common reasons for employee absences are:
- illnesses or injury
- personal or attitude problems
- reasons relating to the employment situation
- reasons related to general community requirements or social problems
- weather and transportation
- no pressure to show up for work
Make sure you're not sending the wrong messages. If you suspect that one or more of these reasons may be the cause of an excessive absence problem in your business, determine whether they could be reduced by effective motivation.
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Make sure employees know that attendance is important, valued, and rewarded. One of the best ways to control absenteeism is to create an atmosphere where good attendance is valued and poor attendance is dealt with accordingly. This can be done through reward and discipline programs.
