Attendance and Punctuality

To maintain a productive environment, Southam and Associates Inc. expects employees to be reliable and punctual. Should an employee need to alter their schedule or leave work for any reason, they are required to notify Tink (President), immediate supervisor, and Human Resources via PRONTO. In cases where an employee may be late to work, notification must be given within fifteen (15) minutes of the employee’s scheduled reporting time and must be approved. This includes circumstances where being late is unavoidable or needing to be away from work for part of the day. Employees must also notify Tink (President), immediate supervisor, and Human Resources via PRONTO) before leaving the building or job site.

Employees are required to be punctual when reporting for work.  Crew leaders are allowed to wait five minutes for all employees after which time they are required to leave and travel to the jobsite.  If an employee is left behind due to their tardiness, they will be required to arrange their own transportation to the jobsite and will not be paid for travel time.  In addition, if an employee has personal business that has been approved, the employee is required to arrange their own travel to and from the jobsite.

No Shows | Job Abandonment

Employees are required to notify Tink (President), immediate supervisor, and Human Resources via PRONTO if they are unable to attend work due to illness or a family emergency.  Failure to notify your immediate supervisor prior to the work day will be considered a no show and will be handled as follows:

• 3 no shows in 6-month period – immediate dismissal
• An employee who is absent from work for two consecutive working days without approval or advance notice shall be considered to have abandoned the position and to have resigned from the company.
• Excessive sick days may require a doctor’s note

Poor attendance and excessive tardiness is disruptive. Continual or excessive absences or tardiness may subject an employee to disciplinary action up to and including termination. Failure to call in/report to work will be considered a voluntary resignation.  Supervisors will be monitoring all absences.

Utah is an employment-at-will state. While Southam and Associates Inc., Inc. hopes to have a long and profitable relationship with each of its employees, employment with the Company is voluntary and is subject to termination by the employee or the Company at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. While the Company may have a disciplinary system in place, this system does not have to be used—the Company may make the decision to terminate without first taking these disciplinary steps.  None of the information provided in our policies signifies a contractual agreement or should be interpreted to conflict with, eliminate or modify in any way the employment-at-will status with the Company.