Excellent Attendance Recognition Program
Excellent Attendance Recognition Program
General Policy Statement
Employees who have excellent attendance for an entire calendar year set an example for all other employees to aspire to. Employees who meet the standards for excellent attendance should be recognized for their significant accomplishments and for their contributions in assisting ABX in obtaining its customer service goals.
Underlying Principles
ABX places a high value on excellence in attendance. Being able to rely on employees to report to work everyday helps to ensure that high levels of customer service are maintained. ABX formally recognizes employees with excellent attendance as it enhances employee morale, company productivity, and the quality of service provided to our customers.
Definition of Excellent Attendance
Excellent attendance is defined as having zero (0) occurrences, or only 1-day of absence in a calendar year.
 | An absence for full-time employees =time away from work 2 or more hours. |
| An absence for part-time employees =time away from work 45 minutes or more. |
| Absences which do not count as occurrences are: approved FML, Bereavement Leave, Military Leave, Jury Duty, and Certified Workers Compensation Leave, provided it is also approved FML Leave. |
Employee Role & Responsibility
Employees who achieve excellent attendance are expected to take off their Excellent Attendance Award Day(s) and enjoy!
Management Role & Responsibility
| Maintain accurate attendance records for employees. |
| Develop and implement ways to recognize employees with excellent attendance. Recognition of employees with excellent attendance should be recognized throughout the year. Employees who achieve excellent attendance over incremental periods (monthly, quarterly, semi-annually), should be recognized for their efforts and encouraged to move towards greater attendance goals. Examples of recognition include but are not limited to drawings for gifts/gift certificates, lunch with management, recognition at employee meetings, letters from management. |
Eligibility
Eligible employees are:
| Non-exempt employees. |
| Exempt employees non-management. |
| Hourly employees. |
| Employees must have been employed for a full calendar year (January 1st – December 31st). |
Employees must have Excellent Attendance for the entire calendar year.
Awards
Awards for excellent attendance are distributed in the first quarter following the calendar year as follows:
|
Years of Excellence |
1-2 |
3-4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8-9 |
10+ |
|
Certificate & pin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Excellent Attendance Award Day(s) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
Attendance Award Banquet |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Award |
NA |
NA |
$100 |
$125 |
$150 |
$175 |
$200 |
Excellent Attendance Award Days must be used by December 31st of the year in which they are awarded.
Outbase employees receive a $50.00 check in place of the Annual Attendance Banquet.
Employees who experience lapses in excellent attendance may be eligible for reinstatement of previous years of excellent attendance providing:
| Employee must have previously had at least 3 consecutive years of excellent attendance under this program. |
| Employee subsequently completes one year of excellent attendance. |
| No more than 2 years of ineligibility for this award have lapsed. |
| Example: employee with 5 years of excellent attendance experiences two consecutive years where they are ineligible for excellent attendance. The following year the employee has excellent attendance. The employee’s five years are reinstated, and now has six years of excellent attendance. |
Employees who think they may be eligible for past years credits must contact their supervisor who will contact Employee Relations to research and address.
The above policy guidelines should be followed unless there are documented exceptional circumstances.