Always late

[Tom Dunlap]

Dock them or leave the shop without them. Then, don't let any other employees waste their time enabling their tardiness. If they can figure out where to meet the crew they start when they meet up. Using other people's time costs the company in production.

the standard on my crews was that the vehicles and normal gear were ready to roll at 7/7:30. Prep was done the day before or someone came in early to check fluids on the vehicles. If there were job-specific tools needed they were loaded at 7:30. I let the crew figure who wanted the extra time even if it ended up being OT.

Compulsive tardiness solved itself quickly. I threatened an compulsive ones with deducting the time that the rest of the crew waited for them from their time. If I had three people, one was late any increment of 15 minutes, the tardy one would get 2X15 deducted. It would have been costly...of course, I knew that this would be illegal, but the compulsive ones didn't. They either stared coming in on time or terminated themselves because of another reason.

 

[mdvaden]

Make two cards about business card size.

The second card is handed to them the second time they are late, and it says "You are fired".

The first card is the warning card that you give them when they are late. In big letters, it reads "Trump".

It can be called the Trump Card.

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Pay them more per hour then they'll show up on time. Of course then you'll have to rasie your prices. Might have to trim the fat on those low ball bids to the munis.

 

[boreality]

Some employees are just selfish and don't get it. These need the disipline procedures. But don't forget the ones who have been showing up half an hour early for ten years and get in trouble for being five minutes late one day, you have to stay resonable. I'd focus on communication because there is probably a reason for the lack of motivation. I'd rather have a day of work in this business than a holiday. I think this is the best job imaginable and there is no reason why others wouldn't feel this way.

I worked 12 hour shifts where day shift would send night shift home. Night shift could not leave till they were relieved. So if a person was late consistantly your co-workers would not be very friendly. Still some chose to be late. I started to notice a pattern, if the person had a reason to hate the job or a personal/health issue they became late. So for sure disipline when needed and improving the workplace when needed. Cause it's a great job comparitively and they should almost be excited to be there packing branches uphill.

 

[DanielSon]

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I wonder how different things would be if the basic rule of baseball was 4,5 or 6 strikes you're out.

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Funny Tom......

Things would be different....

 

[Paul Biester]

you just have to be up front!! If it bugs you ?! let them know!! And a policy works real well!! Lateness can be a big issue.....I cannot stand it!! I have had those issues throughout the years.....thank God not lately!! Go with your gut ,develop something and stick to it. And whatever you do, do NOT worry about someone being pissed at you!! If youre Fair and direct and they get mad......they have issues!