When a business hires a new employee, they are investing not only money and time. They are also investing a measure of trust in the individual. Employees are privy to the inner workings of the company and they have access to sensitive information. By their actions, employees can do things to improve the reputation of the business that they work for, or they can put their company’s reputation at risk.
It is not always the big things that employees do that make the difference. Quite often, it is some of the smaller things that employees do that have the largest impact on the success or failure of a business. For example, it is estimated that tardiness on the part of employees cost businesses billions of dollars every single year.
This loss comes from many different sources. As an example, an employee that is habitually late produces less production every single day. If the employee is being paid by salary, they receive the same amount of money whether they come to work on time or not. In essence, a tardy salary employee is being paid every single day for work that they do not do.
However, the effects are more widespread than just this. When an employee arrives to work late, they disrupt the flow of work that is already taking place inside of the office. As a result, employees that were productive may stop the work that they are doing to see who it is that is arriving tardy. This limits how productive these employees can be. And, as anyone who works in an office environment knows, when the workflow is disrupted it can be a challenge to get people working again.
When just one employee is habitually late, they can have a widespread negative effect on the morale of employees throughout the entire business. Employees that have the habit of arriving on time may question whether or not it is worth it for them to get to work on time. Especially, if the individual who is habitually late does not receive any form of discipline for their actions.
Because of how serious tardiness is, many businesses have invested in timekeeping devices that are equipped with inkjet coding capabilities. These devices not only encourage punctuality, but also give employers a basis for bringing disciplinary action against employees who are habitually late. These devices have helped many businesses save money and improve overall company morale.