📅 Attendance Bonus Overview

Clear monthly and annual attendance bonus guidelines for full-time and part-time team members.

Monthly perfect attendance Peak month bonus boost Annual bonus tiers Manager-approved substitutes

Live data will pull from the attendance spreadsheet once added.

Attendance Bonus Transparency & Expectations

To keep everything fair and consistent, here are the guidelines for reviewing your monthly and annual attendance bonuses. All attendance policies are outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Before asking about a missing or incorrect attendance bonus, please do the following:

Do your homework first.
Check your previous paystubs for the month in question.
Review your UKG timesheets to verify any unexcused, unexpected absences, tardies, or early departures tied to your scheduled work hours.
Come prepared with dates, screenshots, or any relevant details if you believe the data is incorrect.

Our leadership team reviews and approves all attendance bonus eligibility each month based on the standards listed in the handbook. Showing up prepared helps keep conversations quick, accurate, and fair for everyone.

Monthly Attendance Bonus

Full-time and part-time employees with perfect attendance are eligible for a monthly bonus.

Perfect attendance is defined as

Consistently arriving on time for all scheduled shifts.
Completing all scheduled shifts in full (no unapproved early departures).
Having no attendance occurrences/infractions accrued during the month.

Infractions & medical absences

Any attendance occurrences/infractions—such as tardiness, unexcused/unexpected absences, or unapproved early departures—disqualify the monthly bonus.
Unscheduled or unexpected absences—regardless of reason or documentation—disqualify both the monthly and annual attendance bonuses. Protected leave (e.g., FMLA) will not result in discipline, but it still affects bonus eligibility.
This policy keeps criteria fair and clear while reinforcing a reliable attendance culture.

Definition of late

“Late” is defined as clocking in even one (1) minute past the scheduled start time.

Monthly Bonus Amounts

Rewards scale by employment status, with extra recognition during peak production months.

Standard bonus

Full-time employees: $100 per month.

Part-time employees: $50 per month.

Peak production months

May and October workloads surge over 30%. Monthly attendance bonuses double during these months—up to $200 for eligible full-time employees and up to $100 for eligible part-time employees.

May and October are blackout months: any time off—including approved vacation, scheduled time off, or other absences—automatically disqualifies that month’s bonus. Employees must work all scheduled shifts and meet perfect-attendance criteria to receive the peak-month bonus.

Bonus structure

Bonuses are discretionary incentives, not guaranteed payments. There is no proration for monthly bonuses; employees must work the entire month and meet all attendance criteria to qualify.

Annual Attendance Bonus

Measured from December 1 of the previous year through November 30 of the current year.

Annual bonus tiers

$300 for perfect attendance (no absences, infractions, or attendance points).
$275 for up to one infraction or the equivalent of one attendance point.
$250 for up to two infractions or the equivalent of two attendance points.
More than two infractions or over two points = no annual bonus.

Payment timing

The annual bonus is paid in early December, before Christmas shopping.

Part-time employees averaging 20+ hours per week receive 50% of the earned bonus.

Maintaining eligibility

Proration applies only to the annual attendance bonus. Employees who work between 6 and 11 months (December 1–November 30) and otherwise qualify receive a prorated amount based on time worked; attendance occurrences still affect eligibility.
Employees may arrange for a manager-approved substitute to stay eligible. Substitutes must be fully trained, fully cover duties without creating overtime, and be approved in advance by a manager.
For a detailed breakdown, see the addendum titled “Attendance Bonus Policy – Addendum.” Bonuses are discretionary incentives, not guaranteed payments.