An attendance write up template covers lateness and unplanned absence with one form, because both are breaches of the same policy and differ only in the paragraph cited. Box one: the occasions with dates and times, against the policy's definition of late and of absent. Box two: the attendance policy's paragraph cited, with the acknowledgment date. Box three: the expectation. Box four: the step at this and the next occurrence. Box five: the signatures. The employee handbook template on this site prints the policy with those definitions, free and without an account.
Box one: the occasions
For lateness: the scheduled start, the actual arrival, the minutes, each date, and whether the grace period the policy allows was exceeded. For absence: the shift, the date, whether notice was given and by when. Approved leave excluded and said to be. Facts in a table.
Box two: the paragraph
The attendance policy defines late and absent in minutes and hours and sets the counting period and the steps; the template asks which paragraph applies and quotes it, with the date the employee acknowledged the handbook.
Boxes three and four
Expectation: arrive by the scheduled start, and give notice by the deadline through the channel named when absence cannot be avoided. Step: the policy's step at this occurrence and at the next, stated.
Box five, and the record
Manager's signature; employee's as acknowledgment with comments, or refusal noted. Kept against the employee with the policy version, so the second write-up refers to the first. HeadcountDesk Pro keeps them; the handbook template prints the policy. From the vendors' own pricing pages, cited below: Homebase lists its Essentials plan at $30 per location per month billed monthly or $24 billed annually, with unlimited employees, and a Basic plan at $0 for one location with up to 10 employees; BambooHR starts at $10 per employee per month for Core and $17 for Pro; Deputy's Core plan is $6.50 per user per month. HeadcountDesk Pro is $24 per month per location.
Questions people ask about attendance write up template
How many late arrivals before a write-up?
The policy's count in its period; the template applies whatever the policy says.
Should approved PTO ever appear on the form?
Only to say it was excluded from the count.
Is the handbook template free?
Yes, without an account.