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How to deal with Absenteeism in the Workplace

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Design a comprehensive leave policy that is in alignment with the company's values and objectives. The workplace communication, while dealing with sensitive issues like absenteeism should be clear and transparent. Employees should be made aware of the adverse effects of unauthorized time off. Monitor the attendance of all employees. The departmental heads should maintain an attendance sheet on a regular basis.
Acknowledge regularity and punctuality, and reward appropriately.
Try to know the reason behind an employee's leave of absence. Face to face conversation might help.
Conduct regular health check ups to curb absenteeism due to illness.
Introduce employee engagement programs to involve employees to participate actively in the welfare of the organization.
Supervisors and managers should be trained to understand the psyche behind absenteeism, and eventually decrease it.
Introducing counseling sessions could prove beneficial in curbing absenteeism due to stress. Keep your staff motivated by creating a favorable environment.
Absenteeism in the workplace can be controlled, if adequate measures are taken. To attain zero
absenteeism is next to impossible. But with the controls in place, decrease in absenteeism is guaranteed.

Titany answered the question on November 8, 2021 at 12:24

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