the importance of good attendance at work what does it mean to have good attendance at work it means being punctual that means showing up on time it means rarely missing work unless it's emergency or you are very sick when an employee has poor attendance how does it impact the business businesses operate under a plan which help them run smoothly absent workers interfere with that plan they hurt the entire business they cost time and money to the business an employee with poor attendance not only hurts the business it hurts their co-workers they are letting down their team co-workers have to complete the missing work or fill in for that absent employee this only causes resentment and anger why is it so important to maintain good attendance at work good attendance is directly linked to being successful managers and co-workers will respect you they will consider you to be reliable and responsible [Music] your attendance at work will impact your future besides being a reflection of who you are it becomes a record of your work history new employers may ask or check your past attendance let's look at some tips on how to make sure you maintain good attendance at work the first tip is make your work attendance a priority we all live busy lives but work needs to be one of the top priorities [Music] for the second tip it's important that you know and you keep track of your work schedule don't assume you know your work schedule things change so constantly check what your schedule is for the third tip make sure you use an alarm clock i wouldn't depend on others to wake you up that will be a mistake if you're a heavy sleeper use two alarm clocks [Music] for the fourth tip make sure you get a good night's sleep at least eight hours we all know it's not wise to stay up late the night before work [Music] for the last tip tip 5 plan your transportation to work have a back-up plan in case you have a problem be aware of the traffic and plan ahead [Music] if there is an emergency and you must take an unplanned day off of work it's important that you contact your supervisor immediately be honest and to the point a few things to keep in mind good attendance at work is critical you will not be successful without good attendance and employers don't want workers with poor attendance and co-workers don't want to work with these [Music] individuals [Music] [Music] you