Employee Disciplinary Issue and Financial Recovery
I am running a small company and facing a problem with one of the employees as follows. He joined our company in February 2013 as a trainee on a training allowance, and we committed to making him permanent based on his performance after three months. He was indeed a skilled worker but lacked discipline, always being late or sometimes not showing up at the office. Every morning, he would offer some excuse. We hoped he would change, so we provided him with an appointment and even increased his salary. However, he continued in the same manner with numerous authorized and unauthorized absences.
Since last August, his mobile bill, for the connection provided by the company, started increasing despite not making calls to any customers or colleagues. We warned him in the first month, but the bill kept rising. We considered deducting it from his salary, but due to his leaves, we were unable to do so.
Incident of Lost Equipment and Financial Agreement
In October, while on duty, he lost his bag containing testing equipment worth almost 1 lakh along with other belongings. After discussing the matter, we reached an agreement to deduct all mobile bills and 50% of the lost goods from his salary monthly, with the possibility of writing off the full amount after six months based on his performance (though an agreement was prepared, it was not signed). However, he stopped reporting to duty, retained the company mobile, and the bill accumulated to an additional 5000. Unfortunately, we cannot disconnect the service since it is a corporate connection, and the mobile company indicated that such action could only be taken during the billing cycle.
Seeking Advice on Recovery Actions
For the past three months, he has not been responding to our calls. We seek advice on what actions we can take against him. Is it feasible to recover our losses resulting from negligence and misuse? Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
I am running a small company and facing a problem with one of the employees as follows. He joined our company in February 2013 as a trainee on a training allowance, and we committed to making him permanent based on his performance after three months. He was indeed a skilled worker but lacked discipline, always being late or sometimes not showing up at the office. Every morning, he would offer some excuse. We hoped he would change, so we provided him with an appointment and even increased his salary. However, he continued in the same manner with numerous authorized and unauthorized absences.
Since last August, his mobile bill, for the connection provided by the company, started increasing despite not making calls to any customers or colleagues. We warned him in the first month, but the bill kept rising. We considered deducting it from his salary, but due to his leaves, we were unable to do so.
Incident of Lost Equipment and Financial Agreement
In October, while on duty, he lost his bag containing testing equipment worth almost 1 lakh along with other belongings. After discussing the matter, we reached an agreement to deduct all mobile bills and 50% of the lost goods from his salary monthly, with the possibility of writing off the full amount after six months based on his performance (though an agreement was prepared, it was not signed). However, he stopped reporting to duty, retained the company mobile, and the bill accumulated to an additional 5000. Unfortunately, we cannot disconnect the service since it is a corporate connection, and the mobile company indicated that such action could only be taken during the billing cycle.
Seeking Advice on Recovery Actions
For the past three months, he has not been responding to our calls. We seek advice on what actions we can take against him. Is it feasible to recover our losses resulting from negligence and misuse? Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.