Staff records · SR-05

Absence and Lateness Record

A free printable absence record — date, type, hours lost, how it was notified, the reason given and when the return conversation happened.

First page of the Absence and Lateness Record — Record days missed and time lost the same way for everybody, factually, without the sheet reaching any conclusion about it.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Record days missed and time lost the same way for everybody, factually, without the sheet reaching any conclusion about it.

Who it is for

Small employers and managers who need a consistent record rather than a memory of who is often off.

How to use it

  1. Record it the same way for every person. Consistency is the point.
  2. Write what was said, not what you inferred.
  3. Note when the return-to-work conversation happened.
  4. Keep health information to what you actually need, and store it securely.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

Why is there no trigger point or absence policy on the sheet?

Because policies are yours to set and, in most countries, health information is subject to specific rules about what may be recorded and who may see it. This sheet records what happened and applies nothing to it.

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