Do you have an alternate solution to valid staff absenteeism?

Communicate with them privately , There could well be an underlying problem that they need assistence with , Try and listen to your staff Its ok saying there is not enough time to do that , All your staff are as valuable so treat them with the respect and care that you would expect for yourself .

Just quick points after reading the other responses on this question?

- Absenteeism is perceived to the behavioral indication of demotivation. Definitely requires for coversations and follow up conversations to identify the root cause

- Asking others to fill the tasks, will rise to disappointments to other members of the team. It is unlikely that it will be the solution, can be at a moment, but not forever. The direct superior may probably fill the tasks by rolling up his sleeves to show compassion and good for role-modelling being hands-on

Moreso, asking any member of the team to do similar job may pose a redundant role, hence showing to the absentee his insigficance and further damage the commitment to work again

Yes,u can call back the staff whom has completed his or her duty,or u look for somebody who will work for overtime

Yes you can have an alternate solution by regrouping each department in section, so that when you records such absenteeism there will always be a helping hand till the gap is fixed, in other to keep the company moving forward.

If your firm is separated as a department wise, all the staffs of each department can learn the whole works that commonly happens in regularly and divide each work part for each persons and weekly or monthly interchange the works between staffs , so that if one or two staffs absent ,, the other staffs can manage