Category: Absenteeism

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Managing Absenteeism

To protect our workplaces from the ever-present risk of COVID, we need to encourage staff to take personal leave and get tested if they are feeling unwell.  But what do you do when you have a staff member who is frequently absent seemingly without good reason? Here are some key things to put in place:…
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July 26, 2021 0

My employee just went AWOL

A business owner I met recently relayed an experience he had with an employee that left work one day and didn’t come back.  Without a word to anyone. After several days without contact from the employee, the Managing Director assumed the employee had resigned and processed the person’s termination pay.  It was decided to redistribute the…
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July 3, 2018 0