Attendance vs Present – What’s the difference?

Are you looking for a more effective way to manage attendance in your workplace? Have you heard about the term “presenteeism” and wanted to learn more about it? In this blog post, we’ll explain what these terms mean, how they differ from one another, and why both matter.

Attendance is a count of how many hours an employee worked, while presence is a measure of how engaged they were during that time.

Attendance is a count of how many hours an employee worked, while presence is a measure of how engaged they were during that time.

Attendance is about physical presence at work; it doesn’t matter if your mind is elsewhere or if you’re checking Facebook every five minutes. Presence, on the other hand, measures mental engagement: whether or not you’re paying attention to your job and contributing to the team’s success in some way during those hours.

Attendance focuses on the physical presence of employees in the workplace.

Attendance focuses on the physical presence of employees in the workplace. It’s a count of how many hours an employee worked, which can be measured by tracking their physical presence in a workplace.

Present is more than just being physically present at work; it also means being engaged and productive during those hours.

The term “presenteeism” refers to the negative impact a person’s poor health or emotional state can have on their productivity at work.

The term “presenteeism” refers to the negative impact a person’s poor health or emotional state can have on their productivity at work. Presenteeism is often used interchangeably with absenteeism, but it should be noted that presenteeism does not refer to any time spent in the office by an employee who does not feel well enough to work. Instead, presenteeists are those who are at work but emotionally distracted and unable to fully focus on their job tasks due to illness or other factors such as stress or grief.

Presenteeism happens when employees choose to come into work despite feeling ill or having other personal matters that interfere with their ability to focus on their jobs.

Presenteeism is the negative impact a person’s poor health or emotional state can have on their productivity at work. Presenteeism can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

• Illness, injury, or disability
• Stressful situations at home that affect your ability to concentrate on the task at hand
• Poor sleep quality (i.e., not getting enough sleep)

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the cost of absenteeism for U.S. employers is about $200 billion per year.

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the cost of absenteeism for U.S. employers is about $200 billion per year.

That’s a lot of money! In fact, it’s more than what Americans spend on movies and video games combined. So if you’re an employer and your employees are missing work because they’re sick or just plain lazy, that’s bad news for your company’s bottom line–and it could lead to other problems too: like higher turnover rates and lower morale among those who do show up on time every day (or come back after taking leave).

The best way to prevent absenteeism is by creating a culture where people feel valued by their employers and colleagues alike; this means providing benefits like paid parental leave or flexible hours so workers can balance family commitments with career opportunities without sacrificing either one in favor of the other

You can invest in an attendance solution, but you’ll probably get more value from a presence solution

While an attendance solution provides a detailed view of who is physically present in the office or on site, it doesn’t tell you how they are interacting with the technology. A presence solution can show you if someone is logged in to their computer and actively working, but it will also tell you if someone has left their desk for lunch or gone home early without logging out. This type of information is helpful when making decisions about how best to use your workforce throughout the day, whether that means assigning tasks based on availability or providing extra help for employees struggling with specific projects.

We hope that this article has helped you understand the difference between attendance and presence.