Gatekeeper Business Solutions Blog 5 Steps To Address An Employee Who Is Chronically Late

More than any other country, Americans continue to increase the number of work hours, as family demands continue to increase and the ability to "turn off" work has been eliminated by smartphones. Over the past decade, chronic tardiness has steadily increased and companies are seeing an impact on their business. According to HR Magazine, it is estimated that chronic tardiness affects 20% of the population and results in over $3 billion in lost productivity. What is the impact of tardiness on your company? Is chronic tardiness apart of your company culture or isolated to a few employees? Is chronic tardiness a symptom of a larger problem? Here are 5 steps you can take to address and resolve chronic tardiness: 1. Intervene Early Once you have identified that an employee is chronically late, intervene as soon as possible. If you let the pattern of behavior continue for too long, you continue to lose productivity and other employees may become resentful of the employee or management for not addressing the issue. 2. Identify the Root of the Problem Allow the employee to have an opportunity to privately discuss what is causing the chronic tardiness. There may be a hardship that the [...]The post 5 Steps To Address An Employee Who Is Chronically Late appeared first on Gatekeeper Business Solutions.