Employee Attendance Policies

noun the act or state of not attending or being present

• The company had a strict policy regarding nonattendance at mandatory meetings.
• If you keep up with your nonattendance, you might get in trouble with the boss.
• Skipping class is not cool, you don't want a reputation for nonattendance.
• His nonattendance at family gatherings spoke volumes about his strained relationships.

noun a person who is not present at their designated location or duty without permission

adverb without permission or authorization

• The employee was found to be absent without leave for three consecutive days.
• She's been AWOL for a week now, no one knows where she is.
• He's gone AWOL again, probably out partying.
• The cat went AWOL for hours before finally returning home.