Business takes time. You need dependable people to work for you to grow your business. Do you want to spend valuable time making sure they make it in to work at the designated hour? Workers get paid in relation to the time devoted towards their job. In order to be cost efficient, you need to make sure you are paying your employees for the time they devote. Also, good business warrants consistency and professionalism. Better employees will come to work on time, yet others will need prompting.
will ensure your employees are arriving and leaving work on time. What can business owners do to supplement attendance monitoring? Consider the following:
Do not take time to discuss the matter
Some people are lackadaisical when it comes to time. They do not have a strict discipline about being somewhere at a specific hour. This is usually not how the business world operates. When an employee is late, do not wait to address the matter. Ask them why they were late, draw their attention to your attendance rules and procedures, and ask them to respond appropriately to ensure it does not happen further.
If you do not voice your concerns over the matter, then the employee may make lateness a habit.
Confirm their modified behavior
There is usually a reason for lateness; it could be the distance the employee lives from work, their tendency to sleep past the alarm, etc. Regardless of the reason, make sure the employee has a plan set in place to remedy the issue.
Keep data
All occurrences of lateness must be documented. There should be procedures set in place affixed with penalties regarding lateness. Log the date and times involved with each occurrence. Warnings need to be issued and punishments enforced.
Documentation is important. Down the line, if lateness becomes an irreparable problem and you need to take termination measures, you can show the employee your reasoning in black and white.
Rules are rules
There may be some instances of exception, but stay true to your procedures. Many owners are reluctant to follow through in firing someone for lateness. Having compassion is commendable, but it doesn’t do your business well to have an employee that makes a habit out of being late.
Rules are rules; if you have documented multiple occurrences, the employee has been warned, and they are aware of the procedures, then it is time to terminate.
Further consideration
Lateness can be as troublesome for your business as absences. In both situations, a station of your business is unaccompanied and needs to be covered. This causes a lack of resources and a blind spot in one or multiple areas of the business.
Everyone is equal. If a star employee transgresses a policy, then they must be punished accordingly as well. It is not good managerial practice to give certain people a break due to their position, work ethic, or history with the company.
Some owners may become lenient in regards to terminating employees because it is difficult to hire new ones. It sets a poor example to other employees to let others linger who are violating policies and procedures.
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