Attendance and Absenteeism Policy

This policy can be used by all Australian employers to make clear to their employees what is expected in terms of their attendance at work, and what to do in the event they are likely to be absent from work.

An attendance and absentee policy is important for a number of reasons. It specifies what absences are unacceptable to the employer, as well as defining when an employee has resigned their employment because of their unexplained absence without notifying the employer of their intention. This is referred to as ‘abandonment of employment’.