I am a supervisor at what must be a very lenient company. We only have excused and unexcused absences. You have up to
15 min after your shift starts to call in to qualify for an excused absence. If you are off more than one day we "can" ask for a doctors excuse. Unexcused is if you call in past 15 min after your shift starts, and there is disciplinary action for this. Absenteeism is costly to employers but we find ways to work around it. We do require 24 hours notice if you are going to be late or it is an unexcused tardy, you are disciplined if you have 3 or more of these in a MONTH.