Terminating An Employee (apply, paid, fired, business)

[IonRedline08]

My company does written, 3 strikes, and the 4th one you are done.. unless something major. Just start with a verbal, a written, then a termination

[overtaxedunderpaided]

Originally Posted by BoydS

I have an employee that is habitually late to work. This is an office position at an engineering company. Work starts at 7:15am. This employee has not once, in the past 6 months, been able to be at their desk no sooner than 8:30am. I have had numerous discussions with this individual about tardinsess and I keep hearing the same old excuses. These are: mom is sick, kids are sick, wife is sick, so and so is in the hospital, employee is sick, traffic is bad and it goes on and on.

This person is not the best performer, but could be if they just applied themself more. I have tried my best to work with the individual and am very tired of hearing I will do better, but it just ain't happening.

I have decided to terminate this persons employment with the company, not only because of the above mentioned issues, but because of an argument he started with an individual that was overseeing his work. That was the last straw that made me make this decision of termination.

Now I have to deal with HR and the politics of the justiication of this termination. Everything must be documented per the HR policies.

I believe I have grounds for terminating this employee. And I will stand by my decision. I would like some feedback from the forum folks and would like to ask what you would do in my position.

Well, the way you word it, it definitely sounds like this person should be terminated. It is unfair for this person to come late to work and expect others to pick up the slack. To continuously come late to work sets a bad example and makes the other coworkers think they should be able to get away with it too. If there is no exaggeration in your claims and it is fully documented than i would say you have a case. My advice for future incidents, however small that the offending party is immediately notified of their "slip up"(paperwork), a meeting is scheduled with other managers/supervisors. If the scr*wups continue implement a "suspenion" program at work...nothing like waiting at home wondering if ya got a job?!

Been on both sides of the fence

[Movie Lover]

The employee thinks that their late behaviour is excused, so they carry on being late.

[Art Lover]

Movie Lover said it right. He has been able to do this for quite sometime and he ever hears "Why are you late again today." It's working for him.

[musicwriter]

also, as Ionredline said, most companies do the three strikes thing

[Movie Lover]

We terminate employees in the unknown sense.

[Rei]

Work starts at 7:15am. This employee has not once, in the past 6 months, been able to be at their desk no sooner than 8:30am.

The employee is more than an hour late every day for the past 6 months, and you start doing something after half a year?
Is this a gov't agency?

[Greybear]

Some people just are not morning people. Personally, I would never take a job that forced me to be at work at 7:15, cuz I'd probably do the same thing this person is doing.

[STT Resident]

Originally Posted by Greybear

Some people just are not morning people. Personally, I would never take a job that forced me to be at work at 7:15, cuz I'd probably do the same thing this person is doing.

And this post as several others before it is moot. The OP asked a question which has, for the most part, been answered. Cheers!

[sdemallett]

If you have documentation forwarded to your employer informing them that you have a heart condition. And you have left work ill on several occasions and gone to the hospital because you’re having chest pain. The doctor examines you then releases you with a medical excuse stating when you can return to work and your job/company responds that the company has a no excuse policy. Could this be true?