No matter how disciplined you are, tardiness happens. There will always be reasons for this - both the alarm clock and the transport can fail. Of course, when this is an accident, the employer is unlikely to pay attention to such a single violation of discipline. But if this happens regularly, in accordance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, you can be punished and even fired.
Tardiness and Labor Code
In the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the concept of "lateness" is absent, but it contains such a concept as "working hours". It is established at each enterprise in accordance with a collective or labor agreement. This document stipulates not only the daily duration of working hours, but also its beginning and end, as well as the beginning and end of the established lunch break.
In the event that during these periods you were not at work for some time, it is considered that you were late, but if you were absent for 4 or more hours in a row, this will already be considered absenteeism, which is fraught with dismissal. If you were absent from your workplace for less than 4 hours, the Labor Code of the Russian Federation establishes only disciplinary punishment for this - a reprimand or reprimand.
In order to apply disciplinary measures to an employee, he must sign the internal labor regulations in force in this organization.
Your actions in case of absence from the workplace
If you are away from work, you will most likely be asked to write an explanatory note. It should be written within a day, if you refuse to submit it, this will not relieve you of responsibility - an appropriate act will be written, and then you can count on the most severe punishment. Therefore, it makes sense to write an explanation, as true as possible.
It's good if you can confirm the reason for the delay by attaching a document - a certificate of flooding of an apartment from the housing office or a certificate of cancellation of transport, which can be issued to you at the cash desk. When the reason for the absence is valid, you can count on the labor conflict to be settled on this, and you will not receive any penalties.
At enterprises of private ownership, additional sanctions may be applied for being late for work, which are not provided for in the Labor Code.
The Labor Code of the Russian Federation does not provide for dismissal for systematic delays, but Article 81, paragraph 5 provides for the termination of an employment contract at the initiative of the employer for repeated non-performance by the employee without good reason of labor duties in the event that he has an outstanding disciplinary sanction.
You may be subject to disciplinary measures that are imposed for a period of 1 year, and in the event that you are late again without a valid reason before the expiration of this period, the employer will already have the right to dismiss you on the appropriate grounds.
