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