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How to Deal With an Employee Who is Habitually Late?

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Question added by saleem abrar , Recruitment Coordinator (Client Management & Recruitment) , HABSONS JOBUPS LIMITED
Date Posted: 2019/01/21
Jaffer Ali Thabet ِِ Thabet
by Jaffer Ali Thabet ِِ Thabet , Human Resources Consultant (HR Consultant) , company

Thank you for the invitation

To be summoned and to sit with him to find out what are the main causes prevented by attendance on time and then work to stimulate and give him a chance and help him if possible to overcome the problem

In the case of repeated delays, official procedures are applied with a second or third consideration, with delays to double the penalty and monitoring the results.

abdullah fares
by abdullah fares , Human Resources Manager , AHF

Actually its one of the most difficult challenges for HR 

after long experience with such kind of employees I have found the solution

Actually what is happening is that Late staff is wasting his and others time at the early morning hours which are very important , so the mechanism to insure that this staff will be regular at early hours was applying new method in dialing with all staff who are coming after certain time for example 8 and in case there was violet for this rule then as an HR I will deduct one hour for example from his balance of total annual leave and this simple idea was enough to finish such challange

محمد المشيخي
by محمد المشيخي , Senior Administrative Officer , Wadi Jana Company

In the beginning is a work of attention to him and an indication of the error that is done and if repeated from a large sitting with the employee and find out the reasons for frequent delayDoes he have compelling circumstances?Or is it lazyAs appropriate, the appropriate decision is taken against the employee

Ayman Habtoosh
by Ayman Habtoosh , Business Consultant , freelance

We can offer him a fixable working hours, and make sure that he complete 40 hrs or 38 hrs weekly. Otherwise salary discounts can be the solution with him

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks

Definitely there is a problem, I have to resolve it or clear it away:May be with managers or with colleagues or may be with transportation.Otherwise I have to apply the policy of leave and attendance

Anamika Khonglah
by Anamika Khonglah , HR Co-ordinator , Etisalat

The important thing to understand here is the reason behind the employee being so frequently late. One needs to understand the "why" for a situation in order to deal with the "how"

1. Have a discussion with the employee and find out what exactly is causing him/her to be late everyday. Depending upon the reasons he/she gives make a genuine effort of suggesting corrective measures.If the problem of the employee is genuine they will take your suggestion seriously and you will see the results of it.

2. Inspite of a few corrective measures provided if the employee does not comply ,some authority needs to be shown and the employee shpuld be made aware of the repercussions they will face if they do not comply.This should be dne in written.

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