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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 12 No. 146 - ISSN: 1533-3698 November 8, 2011 Dear People: Attendance at work is a long standing issue. The debate rages between whether employees should come to work when they are sick to get the work done, or whether they should stay home to spare coworkers their germs. An easy answer doesn't exist about employee attendance. In a manufacturing-type environment in which every station needs to operate every day, attendance policies are common. This is also true of work environments that have customer facing jobs, where customers go unserved when attendance is poor. In organizations that have embraced PTO or paid time off instead of the traditional paid sick days, paid vacation days, and paid personal days formula, employees think of PTO as all vacation. They don't like to use their PTO time when they're sick... Read more... Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend, Susan Need a Simple Business Attire Policy? Need a simple, sample dress code policy to specify appropriate business attire for your workplace? I've developed lengthy business attire policies in response to reader requests. But, some workplace managers may not choose to so closely describe and monitor employee business attire. If that describes your workplace, these new policies are for you. Pick the policy that reflects your workplace style. Work Dress Codes and Image Collection Dress for Work Success: A Business Casual Dress Code See More About:  dress codes  professional image  human resources policies 15 Easy, Cost Effective,Team Building Activities Are you interested in holding team building events in your workplace? You don't have to spend a lot of money nor do they need to be ostentatious or complicated. You just need to create structured opportunities for employees to mingle. Find 15 ideas for team building. Three Shining Work Moments Team Building Activity Your Personal Best: A Magical Team Building Activity See More About:  team building activities  creating teamwork  employee involvement Documentation Dilemma: CYA or...? When should you send emails to document an employee's performance? The answer to this reader's question is, "not often." Written documentation is powerful and emails rarely show and tell the whole story. And, most managers are not very good at documenting or following through on problem performance. So here's advice about how to handle this issue. Steps in Performance Improvement Coaching Why Employees Don't Do What You Want Them to Do See More About:  documentation  human resources policies  reader questions 7 Tips for Management Success The most important issue in management success is being a person that others want to follow. Every action you take during your career in an organization helps determine whether people will one day want to follow you. Here are seven more management success skills without which I don't believe that you can be a successful manager. How to Walk Your Talk What Great Managers Do Differently See More About:  management effectiveness  effective interpersonal relationships  effective communication Human Resources Ads Human Resources Employee Attendance Employee Warning HR Forms Employee Counseling Featured Articles Top 10 Principles of Employee Empowerment Top 10 Ice Breakers Recruiter Asks When He Can Ask Out an Employee Just Hired Do You Rely Too Much on Interviews? Getting a Promotion at Work New Employee Welcome Letter Sample   More from About.com What is ADD? Learn more about Attention Deficit Disorder, a condition that affects approximately 2 million children in the United States. More> Living with ADD Distractibility, restlessness, and difficulty organizing oneself are just a few of the issues individuals with ADD must learn to cope with. More> This newsletter is written by: Susan M. Heathfield Human Resources Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Human Resources newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Human Resources Basics, Careers, Jobs Free Human Resources Policies, Samples Human Resources: Job Interview Tips Human Resources Job Descriptions Top 10 Human Resources Tough Questions Advertisement