Hello Tejaswy
I go with Mr.Vinayak's and Mohanty's suggestion. No doubt absconding is not to be condoned but here the reasons for absconding seem to be work-life balance. It is not advisable to loose a performer in the name of discipline as a first alternative.. There is no point having an employee attending office punctually through out year without any contribution.The cost having such an employee is higher than an absconding but a performing employee. So you can tell him that as family is important to an individual but a job is as much important to run a family and that he needs to balance both and absconding from duty is certainly not the solution.Some options you can explore to help him are :
1) As Mr. Vinayak suggested, try giving him leave at the point of need.
2) Explore,as Mohanty suggested, the possibility of providing monitory incentives.
3) Explore the possibility of raising his pay
4) Think of staggering his working hours.
5) Think of allowing him to work from home.
6)See whether his status from 'employee' to 'consultant' can be changed so that he can attend to his family and to his work.
If all these do not work out, look for his replacement.
B.Saikumar
HR & Labour relations Adviser
Navi Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
1898I go with Mr.Vinayak's and Mohanty's suggestion. No doubt absconding is not to be condoned but here the reasons for absconding seem to be work-life balance. It is not advisable to loose a performer in the name of discipline as a first alternative.. There is no point having an employee attending office punctually through out year without any contribution.The cost having such an employee is higher than an absconding but a performing employee. So you can tell him that as family is important to an individual but a job is as much important to run a family and that he needs to balance both and absconding from duty is certainly not the solution.Some options you can explore to help him are :
1) As Mr. Vinayak suggested, try giving him leave at the point of need.
2) Explore,as Mohanty suggested, the possibility of providing monitory incentives.
3) Explore the possibility of raising his pay
4) Think of staggering his working hours.
5) Think of allowing him to work from home.
6)See whether his status from 'employee' to 'consultant' can be changed so that he can attend to his family and to his work.
If all these do not work out, look for his replacement.
B.Saikumar
HR & Labour relations Adviser
Navi Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
No employee howsoever good and efficient can be bigger than the business.
The employee needs to strike a work life balance for which company can be helpful up to limits.
Giving him special monetary benefits will not be in order as other employees in same cadre will be discriminated by this.
Give him time to sort out his family affairs but never let him feel that he has become so indispensable that company is bending over backwards.
From India, Pune
The employee needs to strike a work life balance for which company can be helpful up to limits.
Giving him special monetary benefits will not be in order as other employees in same cadre will be discriminated by this.
Give him time to sort out his family affairs but never let him feel that he has become so indispensable that company is bending over backwards.
From India, Pune
Dear colleague,
While my thoughts largely rhyme with some , I do not believe that any monetary incentive will be of help. This is work- life balancing issue and the root cause is in the family. The querist has not brought out what are those compelling reasons in the family which makes him abscond from duty as well as the frequency and period of absence in a month to address this issue.
Absconding means sudden absence from duty without intimation. If he is a good performer then why is he not acting responsibly by making a phone call and intimate?
As has been brought out above, what may effectively work is giving him leave, change of duty timings, work from home for some time, but get him to agree to the suggestion and take responsibility for changing his behavior.
As aptly said, if nothing works , bid him goodbye.
Regards
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR-Consultant
From India, Mumbai
While my thoughts largely rhyme with some , I do not believe that any monetary incentive will be of help. This is work- life balancing issue and the root cause is in the family. The querist has not brought out what are those compelling reasons in the family which makes him abscond from duty as well as the frequency and period of absence in a month to address this issue.
Absconding means sudden absence from duty without intimation. If he is a good performer then why is he not acting responsibly by making a phone call and intimate?
As has been brought out above, what may effectively work is giving him leave, change of duty timings, work from home for some time, but get him to agree to the suggestion and take responsibility for changing his behavior.
As aptly said, if nothing works , bid him goodbye.
Regards
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR-Consultant
From India, Mumbai
Yes
we r moving to 22 century...forget the usual formalities . In usa and so companies do not even expe cting daily online attendance atleast.. Only the required given targets fufilled by the concerned gentleman or not.
Even in monthly company rreview meetings the boss says. Good morning gentlemen...
It is once dear colleagues ..my dear co employees like that...
So ..younger generation is of completion of targets... Your work is finish dont harass me more like govt.depts' fake loyalty.
Though absconding is not at all a good feature on part of any employee of any firm though he is a good worker..try to set right him orally cautions.. Give him normal memos like some particu lar days you have not attended my call when i was with our m.d.or boss.. Like that..
Wait for recovering from his problems...dont pressure him.slower w ay of change is welcomed..
From India, Nellore
we r moving to 22 century...forget the usual formalities . In usa and so companies do not even expe cting daily online attendance atleast.. Only the required given targets fufilled by the concerned gentleman or not.
Even in monthly company rreview meetings the boss says. Good morning gentlemen...
It is once dear colleagues ..my dear co employees like that...
So ..younger generation is of completion of targets... Your work is finish dont harass me more like govt.depts' fake loyalty.
Though absconding is not at all a good feature on part of any employee of any firm though he is a good worker..try to set right him orally cautions.. Give him normal memos like some particu lar days you have not attended my call when i was with our m.d.or boss.. Like that..
Wait for recovering from his problems...dont pressure him.slower w ay of change is welcomed..
From India, Nellore
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