Is being on time important? If so, how important? You might have an immediate opinion to answer these questions, especially if you are familiar with employee time tracking tools, but chances are it's more difficult to answer just how important, at least from a definitive financial standpoint.
I recently read a blog post from Caroline4sumone. In her post, she writes about a work situation where a woman is known for consistently showing up late and is hired onto a team in Caroline's company. To no one's surprise, this employee clocks in late for the very first day of work. This story is mildly interesting but it isn't what really got my gray matter churning.
What intrigued me were the comments that were left after Caroline4sumone spoke about her frustrations with this employee: Here's just a sample:
Frodo: Ah relax, being on time is overrated
Highpriestess: If they are 5mins late then it's okay but if they are an hour late and make a habit of it then it's uncalled for.
Paul: There is nothing wrong with being late the odd time but if it is consistent then it is a problem. And it is usually the people who are consistently late that have poor productivity. Also it pisses off the other team members who feel they have managed to get in on time and have to pick up with slack. I would work with them to improve their time keeping but ultimately I would let them go if it did not improve.
Now, as far as the eagle flies, in my book output is much more important than input, but does that really matter? Does it matter any more or less if said employee is hourly rather than salary? If not, when does it start to matter? How often can an employee be tardy until it's no longer a good business decision to keep them around? Here's a fun calculation you can do. It might just provide a quantitative basis to answer to the question "Is being on time important?"
L/60 x R x F = WC x 52 = YC/12 = MC (L = Average number of minutes an employee is late; R = Employee's hourly pay rate; F - Average number of days per week the employee is late WC = Weekly cost; MC = Monthly cost; YC = Yearly Cost)
If you're like me, your curiosity just got the best of you and you plugged in the numbers and are a little shocked, especially at the Yearly Cost. And for the sake of a smile let's call this the theory of Being on Timeitivity... has this theory convinced you to look into an automated employee time tracking software yet?
I recently read a blog post from Caroline4sumone. In her post, she writes about a work situation where a woman is known for consistently showing up late and is hired onto a team in Caroline's company. To no one's surprise, this employee clocks in late for the very first day of work. This story is mildly interesting but it isn't what really got my gray matter churning.
What intrigued me were the comments that were left after Caroline4sumone spoke about her frustrations with this employee: Here's just a sample:
Frodo: Ah relax, being on time is overrated
Highpriestess: If they are 5mins late then it's okay but if they are an hour late and make a habit of it then it's uncalled for.
Paul: There is nothing wrong with being late the odd time but if it is consistent then it is a problem. And it is usually the people who are consistently late that have poor productivity. Also it pisses off the other team members who feel they have managed to get in on time and have to pick up with slack. I would work with them to improve their time keeping but ultimately I would let them go if it did not improve.
Now, as far as the eagle flies, in my book output is much more important than input, but does that really matter? Does it matter any more or less if said employee is hourly rather than salary? If not, when does it start to matter? How often can an employee be tardy until it's no longer a good business decision to keep them around? Here's a fun calculation you can do. It might just provide a quantitative basis to answer to the question "Is being on time important?"
L/60 x R x F = WC x 52 = YC/12 = MC (L = Average number of minutes an employee is late; R = Employee's hourly pay rate; F - Average number of days per week the employee is late WC = Weekly cost; MC = Monthly cost; YC = Yearly Cost)
If you're like me, your curiosity just got the best of you and you plugged in the numbers and are a little shocked, especially at the Yearly Cost. And for the sake of a smile let's call this the theory of Being on Timeitivity... has this theory convinced you to look into an automated employee time tracking software yet?
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