The Ethical Issues Of Employee

3. All employees will endeavor to manage their time wisely by properly balancing personal obligations, employment duties, and family responsibilities, to avoid tardiness or absenteeism. Those employees that are habitually tardy or absent will receive discipline according to the Employee Handbook.

This chapter will include the different reasons why employees are not attending to work and what are the main reasons that have been previously used and summarised by different authors. Furthermore, different suggestions from authors how to encourage employees to come to work and prevent illness. Also, it will include the different reasons how absents impact on businesses according to different newspapers and reports. On top of that, it will include the impact on employees with poor attendance efficiency by different sources. Finally, it will contain the summary of all the findings.

During her first 90 days of employment, the employee has demonstrated an erratic attendance behavior. Lupita has had twelve unscheduled absences.

For this to happen we need to have time during working hours which is difficult so we might end up causing offence unknowingly but this does not mean we stay still doing nothing about it.

They need to be at their appointed place of duty with in the time given. If not they need to be punished with either paper work or make them make up the time by staying late at work the exact amount of time they were late. As leaders we have the tools available to ensure the crime fits the punishment and it is our job to hold them accountable to the crime. So what do we do if we cannot account for our

If an employee is absent for more than 3 consecutive days, the employee may be asked to provide an explanatory note from his/her physician.

employees have been clocking in early for work and forgetting and being late to clock in or out. In the

There are constantly problems arising from poor time management. Last week, a welder took too many breaks and did not complete his task. Yesterday, an ironworker did not complete his assignment, because he took an extended lunch.

In the workplace as well as one’s personal life is essential for ethics to be maintained; often taking the right action is not always the most popular choice. It is important for maintaining an upstanding ethical code of conduct to be a productive individual as well as function as an employee in the workplace.

Time off requests are submitted a month in advance, if you can't make a scheduled shift you must find your replacement and one has to be prepared to work on holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. Good attendance is a critical value that everyone in the team must possess to ensure overall success. Although I have managed to do this, not all of my coworkers have the same dedication. There have been instances when my peers didn't check their work schedule, didn't get their shift covered, arrived hours late for their shift or they just didn't show up to work. This makes it very difficult to provide excellent customer service, it creates additional stress to the team, and affects our sales performance. I can understand unforeseen events that cause one to arrive late or miss a day of work, but when it's a constant issue it can be very frustrating. This experience has taught me that we are all an important piece to the puzzle. Each person in the team must be responsible and committed to the goal and purpose to achieve success. There will always be times when others quite on their responsibilities, but keeping a positive attitude and focusing on the goal will make these times easier to

For example, a private issue could be that an employee does not show up for a day without reason. After a while more

All unscheduled absences after the official discussion date leads to disciplinary action. The employee is now ready for disciplinary action. The employee is again called into the office for a P.D.I., which is a PreDisciplinary Interview. A union representative can be present, at the employee’s request. The P.D.I. gives the employee the opportunity to defend him or herself as to why they have demonstrated unacceptable attendance. All P.D.I. do not necessarily lead to discipline. It is Management’s discretion. The employee is asked a series of questions as to who, what, when, where and why. After the interview the employee is informed that they will receive a Letter of Warning for Failure to Be Regular in Attendance. The Letter of Warning is the first step in progressive discipline. It is formulated and it includes the following:  All unscheduled absences for the last six (6) months are listed, with dates and hours used.

As companies and managers around the world continue to tackle this ever growing issue many western companies have begun to implement strategies to combat the symptoms of lost productivity caused by absenteeism, however, even within western cultures, these tactics don’t work as planned. Many factors play a role; however, some companies are gaining success from various tactics used to combat absenteeism and tardiness. In a world full of different motivations and cultural differences, it can be difficult for companies to have a full success; however, with careful planning and cultural understanding companies can begin to battle against this costly crisis in the workplace.

1. Ethics is a topic that sparks a lot of debate amongst different groups of people; it is hard to keep everyone in an organization happy. Research one ethical issue that is prevalent in the workplace and decide, as a leader, how you would handle it. Use Exercise 7-3 “Organizational Ethics” to aid you in your answer.

Nowadays, people the most part of their life spend at the work. At work, person has a contact with other employees, meets the requirements of management or personally gave orders to his subordinates. But also, the organization (enterprise, firm) in which employees work, constantly interacts with other organizations, the state and the various institutions, the environment, and of course the common people. As long as, all these above interactions occur, participants have certain rules of behavior.