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How would you handle an employee who has a bad habit of coming late to work but he is doing his job correctly?

what is your act for employee have a bad habit like coming late but he is doing his job probably ?? and you don't want to go bad for the remaining staff? 

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Question added by Reda Ahmed Abdelsalam , General Store Manager at Riyadh Airport , Tihama Holding
Date Posted: 2017/06/21
Sangita Ranchhod
by Sangita Ranchhod , Curriculum Team Lead , Interserve Learning and Employment (ILE)

I would invite them for a meeting and talk to them and try to learn the reason for the lateness. I would be supportive, and set an action plan

Houda Lakhrach
by Houda Lakhrach , Customer Service , Information Telecommunication Center SFAX

I will set up a short meeting with the employee to give him a direct advise to sort out his late attendance issue which it should not be habit anyway , as this will negatively affect the work environment and it will refelect on the remainuing staff.

Also i will seriously mention  that doing the job correctly dosent give him any justification to continue coming late at works and it will not allow us to be tolerant anymore on descipline at work, So may serious action officially it will take place on him.

 

QUAID NASEEM
by QUAID NASEEM , Area Manager Project & Maintenance , Total Parco Pakistan Limited

First you should check his activities after hours. sometimes employees remain in touch with the customers after office hours and even on weekends likes sales staff and engineers. So if they come a little late and have work understanding with their supervisors then its perfectly Ok. Other employees should also understand and realize the sitiation.

Rola Ramadan
by Rola Ramadan , Professional Development Coach , Pathways LA

I would make sure to keep reminding my employees that attendance matters as well as being on time.  It is part of our responsibilities as professionals to present the company to the best of our abilities.  I would first mention this statement during a couple of staff meetings in a group setting.  If the employee continues to be late, then I would give a verbal warning individually, then a written warning, then place on an mprovement plan for one year, where the employee is offered less assginments for one year while under the supervision of the direct supervisor until the attendance improves.

 

All of these steps will take place under the supervision and support from the Human Resources Department and the management team

mary Joy Tabornal
by mary Joy Tabornal , Retail Sales Executive , jackys retail.LLC

I talk to him one on one, i ask first what the reason of his habbit of being, couse we didnt know, if he has a sick of cant sleep so he woke up late, or he has a problem in the house or etc. But if he tell me that he dont have a problem at all. i tell him that i give him a chance to pursue to not being late, to change his habbit. Then if he cant change that, im so sorry, but i dont need the irresponsible worker. Couse when you applying a company they first ask you most of the company if you okey with the time manangemeblnt, if you okey with flexible time etc. And most of ask answer yes. So i think when you start a job you a good worker or not, you need to be responsible.

Iwould estimate how disruptive this is, and if the lost time is satisfactorily being made up elsewhere. I would ask why he is late and I would have a private one on one conversation to explain to him that his un-professional timekeeping performance puts the manager in a bad place when the other and possibly more junior staff members come in late - how does he recommends this is dealt with. 

Ramachandran Chandravilas Divakaran Nair
by Ramachandran Chandravilas Divakaran Nair , construction manager , DANEM ENGINEERING WORKS W. L. L

You are doing an excellent job. Then why do you want to have a negative aspect like this, being not punctual. You will have a great future if you can improve on your punctuaity. I am sure you would like to do it. 

Bahiru Reshid
by Bahiru Reshid , Government , National Electoral Board of Ethiopia

BY GIVING A TRAINING ( ON-THE-JOB/ MENTORING TRAINING) BECAUSE COMING LATE IS AN ATTITUDINAL PROBLEM AND HANDLED BY NEAR ADVISING.

Nadjib RABAHI
by Nadjib RABAHI , Freelancer , My own account

How do you admit that this employee is doing his job properly when he is used to coming to work late? Being on time is part of the job and discipline.

The secret of success is discipline

First, try to find out why this employee often arrives late to work

You must sanction him simply

If he continues, you must take more serious disciplinary action

 

Zaffar  jan
by Zaffar jan , Marketing Officer , AB Technologies Danyore Gilgi

As long as i am able to think, whether awake or asleep, and can reach to that place in my head where i can get all the new ideas that i need regardless of what time it is.

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