2007-01-21 19:51:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
make him work late to make the time up. does it matter that he's late? is he doing it out of disrespect? does he dislike working there? is he working well & just not a morning person, or is he lazy all round? in my case I'm a great worker but not a morning person & am known to work extra hours so no one cares if I'm late & it's not important for me to be on time unless there's a meeting or something. it depends on the context of the situation & whether he's slack or just a nightowl. maybe he has a sleep disorder or something causing him stress or something time consuming happening in his life, have you asked him?
2007-01-21 19:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How late are we talking? Have you teased him about bringing you coffee if he's late? He may not know what his start time is.
Sit him down, tell him to arrive at or before his start time every day. Ask if he understands. If he doesn't, he's too dumb to be of much use. If he does, he won't do it again. Here it's helpful to be somewhere between Hannibal Lecter and Scarface... value loyalty, and know how to enforce it.
Or you could just tell him to put in his full day's work. If he arrives 15 minutes late, he must stay 15 minutes later (actually working, of course). You wouldn't have hired him unless you thought he could be an asset to your business (right?). Tell him he's a valuable member of your team, and that the work he does is very important. But I don't have very high hopes for that. Reasoning with lazy and/or disrespectful people is like rolling a heavy log up a hill...
2007-01-22 04:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by wood_vulture 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Count the minutes up each day write it down, then tally it up at the end of the month round it up to the nearest half hour then deduct that from his wages.
Pre-warn him thats what you're going to start doing if he keeps being so damn late or make him stay on at the end of the day emptying the bins or something.
2007-01-22 03:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can’t jump into punishment unless you have warned him. But even after verbal as well as written warning if the behaviour does not change you can take the late attendance as short leave and deduct from the salary accordingly after informing the employee.
2007-01-22 03:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is, Does he get his work done?
That's the only thing that matters, unless he works in a store or on an assembly line.
If yes, leave him alone.
If no, find out if he is up to the job
if yes, find out if he understand the requirements of the job
if he;s not up to the job, fire him.
Most of the discipline isssues are caused by bad bosses.
I used to be one of them until I took that class.
2007-01-22 04:06:10 · answer #5 · answered by bata4689 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a procedure for this then follow it. If not then the usual pattern is:
1) Warn him 2) Written warning 3) Fire him.
If he is using his relationship to excuse his tardyness then make it clear that the only favor was the contract, not the conditions of employment.
2007-01-22 03:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never mix business with friendship. There is nothing I hate like tardiness. If I were you, I'd give him a warning, then after 3 strikes, I'd fire him. Don't hire friends and never hire friends' relatives or your relatives for that matter.
2007-01-22 03:55:10 · answer #7 · answered by Muga Wa Kabbz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
treat him the way you'll treat any other employee of yours and you'll keep your business. If you leave him he will soon begin to influence others negatively
2007-01-22 03:57:47 · answer #8 · answered by oluoluwole 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
warning and then if he repeats again fire him
2007-01-22 03:59:56 · answer #9 · answered by AM 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋