How Do Private Companies Handle Employee Tardiness Without Harsh Penalties?

Dear friends,

Our office attendance is at 9:30 am, but some employees very often arrive late by 5 minutes to 1 hour. Before taking any harsh action against the defaulting employees, I want to address their tardiness by deducting from their leave balance. What are the prevailing systems in private companies to handle late arrivals of employees in the office or workplace? Please share your valuable suggestions.

I look forward to your guidance.

Thanks and regards

Dear Mr. Subir,

There is no fixed rule for deducting CL for late coming. It depends upon the standing order or policy of the company. If there is no rule in place to date, please frame a rule for late coming or issue a notice/circular informing about your proposed action for latecomers.

HR Alphonse
Pondy
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There is no clause for deducting any leave for latecomers, and a new policy may be framed for such individuals. Conditions for leave recovery through a system-based approach can be established.

Applicability of Labor Laws in India

In India, the applicability of certain labor laws depends on the overall manpower, including contract workers, that the organization engages. Just check if the state model standing orders rules are applicable to you based on this.

Considering the scenario explained by you, you may adopt the following: Display a notice mentioning the observed instances of late coming and ask employees to report within the reporting time. In the last paragraph, you may mention that if the instances are repeated, you may be forced to initiate disciplinary action against erring employees.

Actions for Late Coming

Actions for late coming can be two-fold: monetary and disciplinary. You may deduct salary for the total late coming at the end of your payroll month cycle. You may initiate disciplinary action against such employees. You will need an expert's guidance for the same.

Regards

Forgot to mention the deduction of leave for latecoming.

Though some organizations follow the practice of deducting leave for certain instances of latecoming in the year, this will be largely illegal. This is because standing orders do not permit this; such punishment would be disproportionate to the instances of latecoming. It is difficult to imagine that the certifying officer would allow this to be incorporated into certified standing orders.