How Do You Handle Early Employee Departures? Seeking Advice on Policy Updates

Dear Friends, I work as an HR professional in an organization with a staff of 25 employees. Our organization strictly adheres to official timings, including the log-in and log-out times. However, there have been instances of employees leaving early due to emergencies, personal matters, etc. The management, being stringent, requires employees to follow specific protocols, such as informing via email about early departures and seeking permission for the same. I am interested in understanding if we already have policies in place for such situations or if a clause can be added regarding this in the leave policy. I would appreciate your insights and any information you can share on this matter. I need assistance with this promptly.

Regards, Beena

Short leave clause can be added to the Leave Policy, and for office timings such as the Log In & Log Out system, you can include it in the Attendance Policy.

Leave and Attendance Policy Guidelines

This is in regards to your query. Kindly refer to the points below:

- Employees are requested to clock in at least eight and a half hours a day. Failing to do so will be treated as an absence from work and deemed as a half-day absence.

- Any leave exceeding 4 hours will be considered a full-day leave, while leave for less than 4 hours will be treated as a half-day leave.

- Absence from the normal workplace due to outdoor duty, leave, late coming, early leaving, etc., is permitted only with prior permission from the Head of Department (HOD) or the HR Department, and this permission must be in writing.

Thanks,

Ubaid Raheman.