Your attendance is extremely important to the success of the [company]. We expect employees to strive for perfect attendance and to arrive for work on time. We recognize that, on occasion, you may not unable to come to work or need additional time before you arrive. Sickness and other emergencies cannot always be anticipated and may require you to miss all or part of your work day.

If you cannot report to work as scheduled, you must notify [identify individual (e.g., your immediate supervisor, the Human Resources department, etc.)]. If you need for time off is foreseeable, you must provide as much notice as possible. If your need for time off is not foreseeable, you must provide as much notice as practicable, but in no event less than one (1) hour prior to your normally scheduled starting time. Of course, if you cannot contact [e.g., your supervisor] yourself, you must have someone do it for you.

When you contact [identify individual (e.g., your immediate supervisor, the Human Resources department, etc.)] you must let them know for how long you will be out and when you expect to return or, as the case may be, arrive for work.

You must submit documentation for absences due to illness of [specify length (e.g., three (3) days)] or more. Generally, you must provide a document from your doctor or other recognized health care provider that would justify your absence. Likewise, you will need to provide documentation justifying your return to work.

Excessive absences, or lateness (including a pattern of absences or lateness) may lead to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

If you are absent from work for three (3) consecutive days without notice, the company will consider that you have voluntarily resigned your position