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Attendance Point Calculator

Add up an employee’s attendance points on your own no-fault policy, and see where they land on your progressive-discipline ladder. Set your point values and thresholds, enter the incidents in the active window, and read the result. Protected absences should never be pointed.

Before you start

Plan on about three minutes and bring your own figures. Nothing is stored and no sign up is needed.

What you will need. Unplanned absence, Unplanned absence, count in window, No call, no show, No call, no show, count in window

This employee’s incidents

Count only incidents inside your rolling window. Adjust the points to match your policy.
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Your discipline thresholds
These point triggers are your policy, not a legal standard. Set them to match your written attendance policy.

Active attendance points

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How the points add up

Where this lands

Never point protected leave. Absences covered by the FMLA, an ADA accommodation, workers’ compensation, or a state or local sick-leave or other protected-leave law cannot count toward attendance points or discipline. Count only unprotected incidents here. Attendance rules vary by state and city and change over time, so confirm what is protected, apply your policy the same way for everyone, and get qualified HR or legal help before you discipline or terminate. This tool gives estimates and general information.
Email yourself this breakdown We send the figures you just produced, with your inputs beside them.

The method

How an attendance point system works

A no-fault attendance point system assigns a set number of points to each attendance incident. That covers an unplanned absence, a no call no show, a late arrival, or leaving early. Points add up. Once an employee reaches a defined total, a step of progressive discipline is triggered, from a verbal warning up to a termination review. The point of the system is consistency. The same incident earns the same points for everyone, so discipline rests on a clear, documented record rather than a manager’s judgment.

How this is calculated

Points usually roll off over a rolling window

Most policies count only incidents inside a rolling window, commonly the last twelve months, so older points drop off over time. This calculator adds up the active incidents you enter. The Excel version tracks each incident by date and rolls points off automatically once they age past your window. That is the accurate way to run the system across a team.

Protected leave is always excluded

This is the part that gets employers into trouble. Some time off cannot be counted as points at all, even under a no-fault policy. That covers the FMLA, an ADA accommodation, workers’ compensation, and any state or local protected-leave law. Counting protected absences, or disciplining someone for them, can lead to interference or discrimination claims. Identify and exclude protected time first, then document the unprotected incidents that points are based on. Get qualified help before acting on a high-point employee.

Carry this into the decision

Track a whole team, not one person at a time

The in-depth Excel version logs every incident with a date, rolls points off automatically after your window, flags protected absences, and shows each employee’s status on one dashboard.

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More free tools and the notes behind them

This tool estimates from the figures you enter. It is general information rather than legal, tax, or accounting advice, so check the result against your own records before you rely on it.

Use the number

The calculation is the start of the decision.

Keep the result, move the live assumptions into an editable workbook, and put the number to work inside the matched kit.

01 · Calculate

Run the free analysis

Change the inputs until the result reflects the business you actually operate.

02 · Keep and model

Email the breakdown

Use the result form on this page, then carry the assumptions into the editable version.

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03 · Decide

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