It is important to our operation for every employee to come to work every day and on  time. Attendance is our foundation for teamwork - we rely on each other for the success of the business, and we depend on every employee to be where he or she is supposed to be. As employees must cover for vacations and absenteeism, a burden is places on the entire team when a fellow employee is absent.  

Attendance Policy

Instances of lost time due to absence or tardiness are considered occurrences, and are counted as follows:  

Tardy:

The first four tardy occurrences accounted for in the rolling 12-month period of active on roll employment will each be charged as a 1/2 occurrence, as long as the employee is not in a locked period within the procedure. Thereafter, each tardy will be counted and charged as a full occurrence. An employee who arrives to work more than one (1) hour after the start of the scheduled shift will be considered as absent and will incur a full occurrence.  

Absence:

Occurrence - Each absence, whether separate or consecutive, shall count as an occurrence.

• The 4th Occurrence in a rolling twelve (12) month period of active on roll employment will result in a written reminder / warning and the employee will enter a locked twelve (12) month period  of active on roll employment.
• The5th Occurrence will result in a Corrective Action Conference and the employee will enter a locked two (2) year period of active on roll employment.
• The 6th Occurrence will result in a Decision-Making Leave / DLO.
  • The Decision-Making Leave is one (1) day off, with pay, to allow the employee to reflect on whether he or she wants continued employment with Chrysler.
  • Upon returning to work from the one day Decision-Making leave the employee will be required to submit a Formal Corrective Action / Commitment letter to the Human Resources Department.
  • The employee enters a locked two (2) year period of active on roll employment.
• The 7th Occurrence will result in dismissal.

Coding:

Occurrences under the policy are defined as casual time off from work. Not considered an occurrence are contractually permitted absences for reasons such as Holiday Vacation, Jury, Bereavement (for which one is eligible for bereavement pay), Military, In-plant injury balance Leave, Disciplinary Suspension, Company Mandates Time Off, sent home partial shift per management discretion, and/or Workers Compensation.     

Reinstatement: 

The expectation is that all employees returning from disability leaves of absence will be ready and available at the start of the shift on the day the employee is scheduled to return.

• Day shift employees returning to work from disability leave of absence are required to report to the Human Resources Office for reinstatement processing on the day prior to their scheduled return.
• Afternoon or evening shift employees are required to report to the Human Resources Office for reinstatement processing in time to start their shift.

If the employee does not complete the reinstatement process as required, he/she will be sent home and the day counts as an occurrence in the attendance procedure.

Call-in:

If an employee does not call in an unscheduled absence at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the shift, the absence will be considered an occurrence in the Attendance Policy, whether or not the absence is permitted under thee policy. Employees are required tot call in to the designated Call-in number for proper accountability.

Job Posting: 

An employee is restricted from posting if he or she is in or beyond the Corrective Action Conference Step of this policy and shall remain restricted until he or she has fully recovered.

Turnaround Policy:

•   Employees will be allowed to work if they arrive within one (1) hour of the start of their shift. The tardy will be counted as an occurrence of 1/2 occurrence as applicable. Employees arriving more than one hour late are sent home at Management's discretion, without pay, and the absence will count as an occurrence in the Attendance Policy.