Section 22-B8409. LATENESS

 

8409.1Policy: Employees must be at their assigned work areas, prepared to work, promptly at the beginning of their assigned shift.

 

8409.2Subject to Title V and Title XVII of the CMPA, the following procedures are applicable:

 

(a)Employees must contact their supervisor or departmental designee in the event that the employee will be late for his/her assigned shift;

 

(b)Managers shall periodically review of all time records to anticipate and resolve punctuality problems before disciplinary action is required. Managers shall determine whether a lateness is to be excused for valid reasons or not excused. Repeated lateness must be documented in detail and may lay the foundation for disciplinary action;

 

(c)Managers shall meet with employees and exercise reasonable effort to assist employees in maintaining good attendance records. Should lateness persist, the manager shall consult with Human Resources;

 

(d)Should lateness occur, deductions of the time late from the time record shall be made; and

 

(e)Should lateness persist, employees may be disciplined. Although any lateness is unacceptable, a guideline which triggers disciplinary action shall be if the employee has accumulated lateness of sixty (60) minutes or more, or is late five (5) times or more in any three (3) month period of time, or ten times in any twelve month period of time, whichever comes first.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 7353, 7382 (October 9, 1998).