A no call no show write up is the write-up form applied to one event, and it holds because the attendance policy defined the event before it happened. The scheduled shift and the date; no attendance; no notice to the named person by the deadline the policy sets; the attempts to reach the employee with times; when contact was made and what was said. The policy's no call no show section cited. The step at this occurrence and the step at the next. The signatures. The employee handbook template on this site prints the policy, free and without an account.
The facts, with times
Scheduled from the time on the date; did not attend; no call or message to the manager by the deadline; the manager's calls at the times; the employee's contact the next day at the time and the reason given. Facts a third party could check.
The policy cited
The attendance policy's no call no show section, quoted, and the date the employee acknowledged the handbook containing it. The citation is what makes the write-up the application of a rule rather than a complaint.
The step
This is the first occurrence within the counting period, and the policy's step is a written warning; the second is a final warning; the third is termination. Stated so the next occurrence is not a surprise. The exception process, where the employee gives a reason the policy recognizes, is recorded and decided before the step is applied.
The signatures and the record
The manager's; the employee's as acknowledgment with a comments line, or the refusal noted with a witness; the date. HeadcountDesk Pro keeps the write-up with the policy version it cites. 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 no call no show write up
Should the first no call no show be written up?
If the policy says the first occurrence is a written warning, yes; the policy decides, not the mood.
What if the employee never makes contact?
The policy's job abandonment provision applies after the stated number of consecutive occurrences, and the termination letter refers to it.
Is the handbook template free?
Yes, without an account.