Hi, I am HR of one IT company. I have 1 question. One of our employees always comes late to the office. He is telling me that if I leave late from the office, then I’ll come late the next day.
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No one can accept being late because they worked late hours the previous day. It is the responsibility of the employee to complete their work on a daily basis. Therefore, it is not correct to accept that reason. You can implement a late-coming policy for your company.
Sample Policy
Late coming is permitted until --- AM. If an employee arrives after --- AM, it would be considered a late arrival, and ---- late arrivals in a month will be considered as a half-day personal leave.
You can implement this policy according to your management's acceptance of the same.
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From India, Secunderabad
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Sample Policy
Late coming is permitted until --- AM. If an employee arrives after --- AM, it would be considered a late arrival, and ---- late arrivals in a month will be considered as a half-day personal leave.
You can implement this policy according to your management's acceptance of the same.
Regards
From India, Secunderabad
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The suggestion that Vani gave is widely used in most IT companies. Is your company a start-up?
Additional Suggestions for Managing Late Arrivals
Another couple of them in vogue are:
1. An employee can come late if he/she has prior permission from his/her boss for staying late the previous day. This ensures that the boss is aware of it and has some amount of control over the situation since HR wouldn't be tracking the late-comings on a minute-to-minute basis.
2. Implement some sort of incentive/award for those who have absolutely no late-coming record, similar to what we have in some schools, to encourage latecomers to correct themselves.
And finally, if none of your actions, including any rebukes, work, maybe you need to be tough on him, at least to ensure he doesn't become a wrong example to others later.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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Additional Suggestions for Managing Late Arrivals
Another couple of them in vogue are:
1. An employee can come late if he/she has prior permission from his/her boss for staying late the previous day. This ensures that the boss is aware of it and has some amount of control over the situation since HR wouldn't be tracking the late-comings on a minute-to-minute basis.
2. Implement some sort of incentive/award for those who have absolutely no late-coming record, similar to what we have in some schools, to encourage latecomers to correct themselves.
And finally, if none of your actions, including any rebukes, work, maybe you need to be tough on him, at least to ensure he doesn't become a wrong example to others later.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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