Can I be given a written warning for being late to work by 28 seconds?

Bardic

Yes. Late is late, and they can discipline you. However, they're either being bloody-minded or there's more to it than you state.

Julia J 2.0

Technically yes. Sounds like they are trying to get rid of you though.

Smile... Your Pregnant!

yes , your late even if its by 1 sec .

John C

yes. Its best to arrive 5 to 10 minutes early, both to avoid this and to make the day go smoother.

Chuck G

Seems a bit extreme but yes, you can be given a written warning.

irish eyes

they can, but obviously there is and issue for them to be this picky about it so I would start looking for another job or find out what the issue is before it too late

Brummie-Lee

they can even if your 1 second late mate, your starting time is the SECOND your shift starts your meant to work at that immediate second. so like one of the other replies, arriving 10 mins earlier is expected

maybe its a learning curve for you and time to move on, learn from it and make your self a better person. or at least change your route to work =)

trueair01

It'll be cheaper for them to fire you because of tardiness than to pay you redundancy if they fold in todays climate. My advice would be to turn up early, in order to keep your job.

cantsuspendme31

late is late

laughter_every_day

And you still have not learned to get there early. In my shop we have a starting time. That is the time to start. A few seconds later is not that time. Furthermore, there is a reason for that deadline in my shop. No law prohibits an employer from making an absolute deadline.

Charliebrown

Ask yourself......was I late or not ? I would be fed with you for being late. I would expect my staff to be early every day to show commitment

confusedchick

that's really stupid.
but come into work earlier then you wont have to deal with that. especially with everyone being laid off i think you should come earlier.

teedub

I have been a Union Official for over 27 years and that is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. I take it you are not a member of a union. I have to say, sometimes, when a member gives me their initial story it turns out they are being economical with the full facts.

Is there anything more to this story that your not letting on?

EarthCalling

Late is coming in after the time you are supposed to be there.

wizjp

uh...probably.

Do you need to be hit by a brick? Set your clock ahead; or job hunt.

They want your @ss out

Thomas R

Without a union, they can give you a warning for anything they like.

You have no rights with your employer, and the ones you do have, you probably signed away in your employment contract before you ever even started, and the few you have left after that, you'll have to sign away with your severance package.

Get a new job. They're using anything they can to get rid of you.

topink

That's severe. Who do you work for the Nazi train system?
Some places are so anal they stink. Get out if you can.
They're showing you they won't yield on any little rule so if you want to stay there don't take any chances.

stanthemansmum

That is so ridiculous! I hope you don't do any unpaid overtime and take your full lunch hour! There is such a thing as give and take. It sounds like your employer has no give and all take!!! Employers like him deserve to have bad workers. Anyone worth their salt would get out fast!!!

Ze Fat Kaiser

I agree with Julie

Your employer/s seem pretty pedantic towards you, less than half a minute is more than puctual. Does your boss actually time you to the last iota of a second, if so I'd either resign or be prepared to be sacked.

fwf43

If your using a digital time clock, it registers I believe by the minute, not the second. Example: Your to be clocked in by 6:00. You clock in at 6:00 plus 9 seconds, the clock registers 6:01. By company rules, you are late. Try getting to work earlier and clocking in when you get there.

wozzer

You need to check your companies disciplinary policy as far as that goes, yes would be the obvious answer which everyone has given BUT in places i've worked you got two verbal warnings first then a written warning then a final written warning, if you were reprimanded for the same mistake again then it was the sack!
So yes is not necessarily right, check it out with HR or your manager, or better still if you are part of a union.

awphotog

Yes you can.

Laury Sparks

Yes because really you are late - however if you were given a warning, i would class that as harsh and unnecessary.

2 young 2 understand

by 28 seconds?! that's ridiculous. I could get away with clocking in up to 15 minutes late or clocking out up to 10 minutes early. Where I worked, it you went over that, that's just incomplete shift and it takes 3 of those to constitute one absence. You could get away with 3 in 6 months without any warning. After that, then you're in trouble.

bob t

Why not you, by your own admission,was late.
It doesn't matter if its 10 sec, 10 minor 10 hrs. Late is late.
It's a shame other employers don't take the same stance.

Sweetharttt

Of course you can. If you are late, you are late.

Angry Misanthrope Grand Poobah

Only if your boss is a tool.

Afriend

It seems that getting there 28 seconds before work starts, is being early. If you've shown a pattern of being late for work then,the answer is. yes t
That's why there is a starting time. I don't know what kind of work you do but, you being late may disrupt the entire shift.

agius1520

wow, that is just ridiculous, take the matter up with your HR department if the company is big enough otherwise you'll have to speak to your manager and say its unfair to put you on a written warning for beign less than a minute late. Who's to say their clock is accurate enough to even do that.

if in the end you get sacked, speak to the citizen's advice bureau and you'll likely get to take them to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal.

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