SILKIN MANAGEMENT GROUP: POLICIES ON ATTENDANCE

Past Silkin Management Group blogs have gone over in detail numerous policies concerning dealing with employees through clear delineation of rules and expectations in your office policies. Examples of these policies can be found in Silkin Management Group’s 400 page Office Policy and Job Description Manual which can easily be adapted and edited for any dental, veterinary and/or optometric practice.

A recent article posted by one of the employment attorneys Silkin Management Group consultants refer clients to reminded me of some key issues to include in any policy regarding attendance. Here is a link to that article: http://www.tbowleslaw.com/blog/?p=871

The basic point made in this article by The Law Offices of Timothy Bowles, an employment law firm was to insure that you have a policy that covers rules on attendance. This policy should include the following:

1. Definitions of work hours including break times, meal times, schedules (start of work, end of work, etc.)

2. What is lateness and what an employee should do if he/she is going to be late.

3. Define what your state laws are regarding the Family Medical Leave Act if they differ in any way from the federal law. The federal law allows eligible employees to have job-protected leaves (unpaid) for certain medical and family reasons. This includes such medical situations as child birth, care of the new born child within one year of birth, adoption, care for an employee’s spouse, child or parent who has a serious medical condition, a serious medical condition of the employee, etc. The point here is to clearly elucidate the points of the law, both federal and state, that apply to your employees.

4. Your office’s policy on what a leave of absence is should your office choose to provide this benefit.

5. Some sort of table of disciplinary actions for specific offenses regarding attendance.

As mentioned, all of these basic policies are included in Silkin Management Group’s Office Policy and Job Description Manual. If you would like more information about this manual and/or the services offered by Silkin Management Group, visit our website at www.silkinmanagementgroup.com

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