SAMPLE–WrittenWarningforAttendance
[Date]
[Name]
[Address]
Via[HandDeliveryORCertifiedMailNo._________]
Dear[Mr./Ms.LastName]:
Thepurposeofthisletteristoemphasizetheseriousnessofyour attendancerecord(absenteeism)asa
[classification] with the [agency/department name] and to reprimand you for failing
to meet
acceptable attendance standards.Further, you are hereby warned of additional disciplinary action if
yourattendancedoesnotimprove.Becauseyour absencesfromworkareoccurringsofrequently,your
attendance cannot be relied on and your services with the [agency/department name] are of greatly
reduced value.Attendance at work is
an essential element of your position and the employment
relationship.
To illustrate your failure to report for work as scheduled, I have summarized below your sick [and
emergencyannual,ifappropriate]leaveusagefortheperiod[date]through[date‐atleast3months
butnomorethan6monthsrecommended
].
TotalHrs.Avail.WorkHrs.SLUsed SLas%of
Avail.WorkHrs.
[Available work hours equal total scheduled work hours in the month minus pre‐approved annual
leave, pre‐approved compensatory time off, and holiday leave, overtime work hours, supported sick
leave, approved medical and
personal leaves of absence without pay, including Worker’s
Compensation leave of absence, education leave, required military leave, court/jury/hearing leave;
approved organ donation leave; approved disaster service leave; and holidays taken on alternative
days,asprovided intheAdministrativeRule.Note: unsupported sickleave,unauthorizedleave,and
suspensions,ifattendance‐related,are
includedinavailableworkhours.]
From[date]through[date],youhavebeenabsentfromworkwithoutpriorauthorizationon[number]
occasionsduringthis[number]workingdayperiod.Ofadditionalimportanceisthefactthat[num ber]
ofthe annualleavehours,althoughpaid, werenot properlyrequested inadvanceaccording
toagency
and West Virginia Division of Personnel attendance and leave rules.I believe this demonstrates your
continued unwillingness to adhere to established rules concerning prior request of leave.Of no less
importanceisthefactthat[number]ofyour[number]absencesoccurredinconjunctionwithscheduled
daysoff,weekends,
and/orholidays.
You have been verbally counseled on numerous occasions concerning your unacceptable level of
attendanceandfailuretofollow procedurewhenrequestingleave.Yoursupe rvisor,[name],[title],has
discussed with you many times your attendance deficien cies.Despite management intervention, you