In appropriately addressing employee absenteeism, a department manager should:

A.Maintain a zero tolerance attitude toward all absenteeism and encourage employees to strive for perfect attendance.

B. Attempt to head off an employees developing pattern of absenteeism before it reaches the stage of disciplinary action.

C. Not discuss absenteeism with employees while keeping accurate attendance records.

D. Consider focusing on one or two employees who have the poorest attendance records and holding them