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Office hours are from 9 am to 7 pm. Employees are marked late if they arrive after 9.30 am. Some employees arrive after 9.30 am and work until 8 or 9 pm. Should I deduct from their pay for being late or should I ignore their tardiness?
From India, Amravati
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9Office hours are from 9 am to 7 pm. Employees are marked late if they arrive after 9.30 am. Some employees arrive after 9.30 am and work until 8 or 9 pm. Should I deduct from their pay for being late or should I ignore their tardiness?
From India, Amravati
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Is it your office timing or factory timing? As nearly about 10 hours, the employees are working.
From a legal point of view, please correct your office timing first, and then, of course, you can decide the fate of the rule breakers! In an establishment, you are not supposed to extend the office timing beyond 8 1/2 hours, including the lunch break.
Aside from the HR point of view, it is completely at your discretion, but that too should be based on reasonable grounds.
From India, Kolkata
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From a legal point of view, please correct your office timing first, and then, of course, you can decide the fate of the rule breakers! In an establishment, you are not supposed to extend the office timing beyond 8 1/2 hours, including the lunch break.
Aside from the HR point of view, it is completely at your discretion, but that too should be based on reasonable grounds.
From India, Kolkata
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Dear colleague,
Under either the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or the Shops Act, working hours are 8 hours, excluding a lunch recess of half an hour. You need to decide your office timings. I advise you to consider implementing flexible working hours. Allow staff to arrive half an hour before or after the start of the office and correspondingly leave after completing 8 hours of work.
This arrangement works to mutual advantage. However, for those who habitually breach this policy, consider deducting pro-rata wages or leave. It is essential to establish fair rules regarding this.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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Under either the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or the Shops Act, working hours are 8 hours, excluding a lunch recess of half an hour. You need to decide your office timings. I advise you to consider implementing flexible working hours. Allow staff to arrive half an hour before or after the start of the office and correspondingly leave after completing 8 hours of work.
This arrangement works to mutual advantage. However, for those who habitually breach this policy, consider deducting pro-rata wages or leave. It is essential to establish fair rules regarding this.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Gaurav,
Are you paying overtime to workmen working beyond the prescribed duty hours? What is the duration of your lunchtime? You can make deductions for late attendance if you are paying overtime for working beyond 8 hours. Do you have Standing Orders or any policy? Follow the guidance as per the document.
In the absence of the above, the management has to give a circular that "any attendance beyond the grace period shall be treated as late attendance, and proportionate deductions will be made from the salary or considered absent if the lateness is over one hour.
From India, Mumbai
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Are you paying overtime to workmen working beyond the prescribed duty hours? What is the duration of your lunchtime? You can make deductions for late attendance if you are paying overtime for working beyond 8 hours. Do you have Standing Orders or any policy? Follow the guidance as per the document.
In the absence of the above, the management has to give a circular that "any attendance beyond the grace period shall be treated as late attendance, and proportionate deductions will be made from the salary or considered absent if the lateness is over one hour.
From India, Mumbai
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Dear all , Please read "17 pm", instead of 7 pm. Gaurav.
From India, Amravati
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