WDLT Employee Handbook

ATTENDANCE

Essential Worker ~ Direct Support Professional (DSP) Role / Direct Care

Employees providing direct care and/or are in a DSP role cannot leave their shift

and drop staffing ratios unless approved by a manager or Director. This includes if

staff relief is not on time. Leaving a shift without permission of a manager will

result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

NO CALL / NO SHOW

A no call/no show is defined as an employee not reporting to work, a training,

and/or a meeting as scheduled, and not calling to report the absence. Employees

will be considered a no call/no show if they have not arrived within fifteen (15)

minutes of the scheduled start time.

The first instance of a no call/no show will result in disciplinary action. If an

employee has already begun the progressive disciplinary process for attendance

when a no call/no show occurs, the step process may be accelerated up to

termination of employment.

Extenuating circumstances may be considered when determining a level of

discipline for a no call/no show. In these instances, Human Resources will be

consulted.

Staff who are a no call/no show to a scheduled shift, are not allowed to use PTO for

the missed hours.

Job Abandonment

Any employee who fails to report to work for a period of three or more consecutive

scheduled days without notifying his or her manager or the on-call manager (no

call/no show) will be considered to have abandoned their job and voluntarily

terminated employment.

REQUIRED ABSENCE NOTIFICATION

Six (6) Hour Notification

If it is necessary for an employee to be absent or late for work because of an illness

or an emergency, the employee must notify his or her manager or the manager on-

call no later than six (6) hours before the employee’s scheduled starting time.

Notification of not being able to work or late arrival within six (6) hours of an

employee’s scheduled shift will result in an occurrence for the purposes of discipline

under this policy.

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