How Attendance Issues Impact Your Workplace

 

Every employee in your workplace serves a critical operational function. If those employees are not showing up to work, every aspect of your business is affected. Here are just a few:

• Work falling by the wayside:

If an employee doesn’t come to work or comes late, some of the worker’s key tasks may go undone. Work may fall through the cracks or turned in too late if the person who is in charge of completing it fails to show up.

• Poor customer service:

When customers are counting on one of your employees and that employee doesn’t show up, it reflects badly on your company. The customer may decide to go elsewhere since your staff members cannot be bothered to do what they promised.

• Stress on other employees:

If one of your workers comes to work only when it suits them, others have to step up to pick up the slack. This puts stress on your reliable staff members, who may eventually get tired of the situation and begin looking for other employment opportunities.

• Cost to hire temporary workers:

Some jobs absolutely must be filled. If a critical worker doesn’t attend work regularly, you could be left scrambling to find a temporary worker or to bring in another staff member. There are often higher costs associated with hiring fill-in workers, especially if you don’t have much notice and must find someone at the last minute.

• Lost productivity:

Overall productivity decreases when even one employee is absent. Not only does that employee not do his job, but if others were counting on that employee’s work product to complete their own tasks, productivity for the entire team declines.

The best way to avoid the downsides of poor attendance is to hire workers who show up when promised and on time. The Reserves Network can make that possible by helping you hire reliable and committed staff, ensuring they get the job done. Contact us today to find out more!