{"id":1047,"date":"2017-09-25T15:59:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hrdirectapps.com\/blog\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2018-12-13T20:33:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T20:33:52","slug":"5-common-attendance-tracking-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrdirectapps.com\/blog\/5-common-attendance-tracking-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Common Attendance Tracking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a statistic that’s a tad surprising:<\/h2>\r\n
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Whoa.<\/strong> If you find yourself in similar shoes, just know this practice is akin to lighting wads of cash on fire. Not keeping accurate records encourages employees to work less and take unaccounted time off simply because you allow it. Just know if you don\u2019t think it’s a big deal to track attendance, employees are likely well aware of it.<\/p>\r\n

Instead, you want more control over employee attendance, so your business runs like a well-oiled machine — without the aggravation of frequent call-ins, tardiness and other productivity-draining attendance issues.<\/p>\r\n

Reduce Unaccounted Absenteeism with a Plan<\/h2>\r\n

While we can’t provide personalized operator manuals for every small business, we do know many employers are guilty of common attendance tracking oversights. Correct these five mistakes and you’ll be well on your way to managing attendance and keeping your business humming.<\/p>\r\n

1. Not having an attendance policy.<\/h2>\r\n

Remember the burning money analogy above? Same applies here. A formal attendance policy<\/a> is the foundation of any solid attendance management strategy. Whether it’s a stand-alone document or part of an employee handbook, your attendance policy should cover work hours, start and finish times, and the notification and reporting procedures if an employee is going to be late or absent due to illness or other circumstances. Communicate the policy with every employee, obtain signed acknowledgement and store the sign-off in the employee’s personnel file. These actions alone send a message to staff that you’re serious about attendance and dealing with those who abuse the rules.<\/p>\r\n

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In your policy, it’s wise to include language like:<\/div>\r\n