Tardiness in the Workplace
TARDINESS IN THE WORKPLACE
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Mario Alfaro
BGMT 2303, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Fourth Semester
A three point paper submitted for partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Associate of Applied
Science degree in Management
February 1, 2013
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Tardiness in the Workplace
Introduction The struggle with being on time on a daily basis is very common. As an employed worker myself, I have heard so many excuses, many of which have repeated themselves. My dog went missing at the last minute, my car had a flat tire, or I forgot to set my alarm! Repeating this behavior on a constant basis can be a good reason to terminate someone. As a boss, my advice would be to keep the lines of communication open with the employee and be firm with the regulations established in the workplace. Make sure you make clear what the consequences are for being tardy.
Discussion
In today’s tough economic times, managers are faced with reducing cost in order to compete with the ever more slim-lined business models of the world. One, not easy to control area of cost cutting, often left to be faced by management alone is tardiness. Tardiness is one of the world’s oldest and most costly issues that a business can face yet there has been little evidence to show the ability to control this ever growing issue.
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Tardiness can be a tedious task for managers to face; costing the company or department multiple hours of salary in direct and indirect costs associated an employee’s inability to complete their work. There are an unlimited number of reasons that an employee can provide for his or her arriving late. Some of the reasons are under the employee’s direct discretion, others such as illness or emergency not under the control of the company or the employee. After all, legitimate situations do arise, for example, a real bad car accident that blocked traffic for hours. The first step would be
by
Mario Alfaro
BGMT 2303, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Fourth Semester
A three point paper submitted for partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Associate of Applied
Science degree in Management
February 1, 2013
2
Tardiness in the Workplace
Introduction The struggle with being on time on a daily basis is very common. As an employed worker myself, I have heard so many excuses, many of which have repeated themselves. My dog went missing at the last minute, my car had a flat tire, or I forgot to set my alarm! Repeating this behavior on a constant basis can be a good reason to terminate someone. As a boss, my advice would be to keep the lines of communication open with the employee and be firm with the regulations established in the workplace. Make sure you make clear what the consequences are for being tardy.
Discussion
In today’s tough economic times, managers are faced with reducing cost in order to compete with the ever more slim-lined business models of the world. One, not easy to control area of cost cutting, often left to be faced by management alone is tardiness. Tardiness is one of the world’s oldest and most costly issues that a business can face yet there has been little evidence to show the ability to control this ever growing issue.
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Tardiness can be a tedious task for managers to face; costing the company or department multiple hours of salary in direct and indirect costs associated an employee’s inability to complete their work. There are an unlimited number of reasons that an employee can provide for his or her arriving late. Some of the reasons are under the employee’s direct discretion, others such as illness or emergency not under the control of the company or the employee. After all, legitimate situations do arise, for example, a real bad car accident that blocked traffic for hours. The first step would be