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no-show

A no-show is the status of an employee who does not arrive for a scheduled work shift and has not given notice in advance.

In plain English

This describes someone who was expected to be at work but did not turn up. It applies when an employee misses a scheduled shift without giving notice beforehand.

In context

Here, it labels a scheduled shift as not attended by the employee when no advance notice was given.

Situation
Managing schedules, shifts, attendance, leave, timesheets, and availability
What it communicates
Attendance label for a scheduled shift that was not attended.

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not explain the reason for the absence or what response may follow.

Examples

“When Omar failed to arrive for his night shift and never called, the supervisor recorded him as a no-show.”

Core meaning

“By 7:30, the morning shift was logged as a no-show after the cashier failed to arrive and sent no message.”

In context