Dear All,
I work as an HR in a construction Company.
My major concern involves employees Office timings. Our office timings are from 9:30 am - 6:30 pm, but there are hardly any employees who come on time, when asked they bluntly respond by saying we stay late in the night you cannot expect us to be on time or they say we stay far from office.
My query here is what should we do to control such employees?
Please help!
Thanks & Regards
Shobhit
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From India, Hyderabad
I work as an HR in a construction Company.
My major concern involves employees Office timings. Our office timings are from 9:30 am - 6:30 pm, but there are hardly any employees who come on time, when asked they bluntly respond by saying we stay late in the night you cannot expect us to be on time or they say we stay far from office.
My query here is what should we do to control such employees?
Please help!
Thanks & Regards
Shobhit
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From India, Hyderabad
Dear Shobhit
This is a common issue in most of the corporate offices where Senior Management expects the employees to stay late as they themselves are sitting in the office and they also expect the employees to come on time although they themselves would come late. The other issue is there is no payment of overtime to such employees who stay beyond the working hours stipulated by law as well as the organisation.
The solution that you can adopt in consultation with the Senior Management is of Flexible timing and more discipline in office hours including arrival and departure of Senior management too. Discipline is matter of Practice and should be made visible by senior management in first place.
Regards
Preetam Deshpande
From India, Mumbai
130This is a common issue in most of the corporate offices where Senior Management expects the employees to stay late as they themselves are sitting in the office and they also expect the employees to come on time although they themselves would come late. The other issue is there is no payment of overtime to such employees who stay beyond the working hours stipulated by law as well as the organisation.
The solution that you can adopt in consultation with the Senior Management is of Flexible timing and more discipline in office hours including arrival and departure of Senior management too. Discipline is matter of Practice and should be made visible by senior management in first place.
Regards
Preetam Deshpande
From India, Mumbai
Dear Preetam ,
Thanks for your valuable suggestion, But my major concern is after deduction of salary from the employees who are coming late last month still the employees are coming late .
Kindly suggest me.
From India, Hyderabad
Thanks for your valuable suggestion, But my major concern is after deduction of salary from the employees who are coming late last month still the employees are coming late .
Kindly suggest me.
From India, Hyderabad
Problem : Controlling People coming late:
First There should be a rule on office timing. Preetam was right -the Senior Management must be role models - Exceptions -Directors-
The rule should certainly include OT, and other benefits- People should not be allowed to stay back unnecessarily - with out work-
On work be strict - provide necessary resources, and environment conducive to efficient working- get the best out the workers- Manager level and below- it is the responsibility of the organisation/Management- system should be required outcome focused- Always ask about the results -
If what you pay is much above the Industry bench mark - and that he/she cannnot that elsewhere they will follow your rules- But where as what you is jsut ordinary that he/she can get at any time and from anywhere - they will not care for the ruels- Principle should be :Recruit the right person ,pay him double that he can get elsewhere, and get three times the work out of him. Right person includes aptitude for work - most of the time this not checked- and if the person does not enjoy his job , he will be indifferent to the job/rules.
I would advice you to review your system/rules- find out what your staff requires that would enable them to enjoy their work.
Iyer R N
From India, Madras
First There should be a rule on office timing. Preetam was right -the Senior Management must be role models - Exceptions -Directors-
The rule should certainly include OT, and other benefits- People should not be allowed to stay back unnecessarily - with out work-
On work be strict - provide necessary resources, and environment conducive to efficient working- get the best out the workers- Manager level and below- it is the responsibility of the organisation/Management- system should be required outcome focused- Always ask about the results -
If what you pay is much above the Industry bench mark - and that he/she cannnot that elsewhere they will follow your rules- But where as what you is jsut ordinary that he/she can get at any time and from anywhere - they will not care for the ruels- Principle should be :Recruit the right person ,pay him double that he can get elsewhere, and get three times the work out of him. Right person includes aptitude for work - most of the time this not checked- and if the person does not enjoy his job , he will be indifferent to the job/rules.
I would advice you to review your system/rules- find out what your staff requires that would enable them to enjoy their work.
Iyer R N
From India, Madras
Dear Shobhit,
If they are coming regularly ...please inform to your Senior Management , by taking Senior Management consent make a circular for coming in time ...
If employees are going late that they need to discuss with they HOD...as a HR you inform first by sending circular still they are continuing start making Loss of pay........if continuous then start giving notice>Charge sheet > Show cause Notice>further disciplinary action.
Otherwise this problem will be bigger and there is will be no discipline in your office. Employees will come to there own time and go own time .
Thanks & Regards,
Shashidhara.Gk
From India, Bangalore
If they are coming regularly ...please inform to your Senior Management , by taking Senior Management consent make a circular for coming in time ...
If employees are going late that they need to discuss with they HOD...as a HR you inform first by sending circular still they are continuing start making Loss of pay........if continuous then start giving notice>Charge sheet > Show cause Notice>further disciplinary action.
Otherwise this problem will be bigger and there is will be no discipline in your office. Employees will come to there own time and go own time .
Thanks & Regards,
Shashidhara.Gk
From India, Bangalore
Hi Shobit,
As a HR,you can initially start with the 1 hour flexi time policy.
For Ex - If your company timings are 9.30 a.m. - 6.30 a.m. you can follow flexibility up to 1 hour i,e. if you re arriving at 10.15 a.m. you are suppose to leave by 7.15 p.m.. & so on.
If any employee arrives at 10.31 a.m. directly mark them as half day. If there is no leave balance,consider it as Loss of pay.
I guess this might work.
Also you can have a discussion with your Senior HR who in turn can support you to make things more smoother to communicate this message to senior level management.
Regards
Asmita
From India, Mumbai
As a HR,you can initially start with the 1 hour flexi time policy.
For Ex - If your company timings are 9.30 a.m. - 6.30 a.m. you can follow flexibility up to 1 hour i,e. if you re arriving at 10.15 a.m. you are suppose to leave by 7.15 p.m.. & so on.
If any employee arrives at 10.31 a.m. directly mark them as half day. If there is no leave balance,consider it as Loss of pay.
I guess this might work.
Also you can have a discussion with your Senior HR who in turn can support you to make things more smoother to communicate this message to senior level management.
Regards
Asmita
From India, Mumbai
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