If an employee applies for leave in the company's leave software and leaves headquarters before the boss approves the leave or without requesting the boss for leave approval, can the boss initiate any disciplinary action based on this?
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Hi, If you are reporting daily to your boss then afcourse your boss is initial person to approve your leave. And about disciplinary action that depends on him what action he is going to take.
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The employee has applied for leave but was not sanctioned by the reporting manager, hence the reporting manager/HR can treat it as LWP/LOP
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If an employee remains absent after applying for leave but without getting it sanctioned, his absence is treated as unauthorized. Though technically the conduct of the employee can justify disciplinary action, especially if he has a history of doing this in the past, I suggest that you issue him a warning letter advising him not to repeat this act in the future. He may be granted leave or may be marked as Leave Without Pay (LWP) depending on the management's discretion.
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B. Saikumar
In-House HR & IR Advisor
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B. Saikumar
In-House HR & IR Advisor
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In my opinion, the term 'leave' refers to the leave of absence from work, which means the permission to be away from work for some particular reason. Therefore, in the first place, leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right; the employee has to apply earlier and seek the prior permission of the sanctioning authority.
Of course, there are certain contingencies like small indispositions which cannot be anticipated, resulting in availing of leave for a shorter spell without prior permission. That's a rare thing to which no superior would be indifferent. But the incident like the one mentioned in the query exhibits a total disregard for authority and discipline on the part of the employee. Like Vadodara and Saikumar suggested, if it is the first such occasion, the individual may be let off with a severe warning.
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Of course, there are certain contingencies like small indispositions which cannot be anticipated, resulting in availing of leave for a shorter spell without prior permission. That's a rare thing to which no superior would be indifferent. But the incident like the one mentioned in the query exhibits a total disregard for authority and discipline on the part of the employee. Like Vadodara and Saikumar suggested, if it is the first such occasion, the individual may be let off with a severe warning.
From India, Salem
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