Dear colleague,
Your query is intriguing.
I am afraid, you need to put your thought process in proper direction.
Think, in what way questioning manager for absenteem of his teammate will help resolve the issue?
Does it not amount to finding lost car key in the house when the same was left in the car?
In other words, when the problem is in the East, you are looking for solution in the West.
In this process of thinking you are questioning your assumptions. And think how do I fix the problem of absenteeim of a teammate and not fix the Manager.
So turn your focus on taking appropriate actions of curbing the problem of absenteem of an employee and together , you and the manager partner in resolving it.
You need to study the nature of absenteeim record- is it sporadic, is it long absence at a stretch, frequent absence of short durations -in other words the habit pattern as seen from record. Then analyse reasons for it in one on one meeting with him , from co workers and manager and his attitude towards it.
For every problem, one must find root causes.
After you and manager reasonably size up the problem, find what will work, disciplinary action or counselling. Purpose is to make him understand and give an opportunity to show distinct improvements in coming period .
I don't claim this is the only approach. You may think of better one by keeping in mind the end results to be achieved.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR and Employee Relations Consultant