Meh! What is it with employers wanting you to make up every minute you are late in but any time you are in early (and start work early) they don't factor this in??!

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I'm always struggling with my time keeping in am - was fine pre DS but since then, its not been great -something always happening - tantrum etc, then my stupid buses are not reliable at all and frequently are late

Anyhoo...I don't take the pi**, if I am late, I make it up the same day.

However, when everything goes swimmingly and I am in early, that time doesn't get factored in at all

I suggested flexi time so that when we are in early, the time is banked but they flatly refused it

Twats

Simple - do not work for clockwatchers.

I nearly lumped a boss about this once. Arrived at my desk 10 minutes late because someone had stopped me en route to discuss a work issue. He conveniently managed to ignore the fact that I was regularly working through lunch and staying late. I sacked him shortly after that incident - how satisfying!

V tempting! Would love to tell them where to shove it but need the mat pay! Still...not long to go...

Arrive on time and then leave at 17.00 on the dot and take your full lunch hour.

Two can play at that game.

If they complain about you leaving on time just say you want to be punctual as they do.

However, I would in the current climate keep a careful written record of your timekeeping. It is a reason that can be used to get rid of you.

One way to prove you are in the office is also to make sure you send an email the minute you arrive and print of a copy and then send one at 16.59 just before you leave.

That way you have a time stamped record of when you were in work. I used to do this with an employer that was looking for excuses to cut headcount.

Sacking someone who is occasisonally a few minutes late if they are normally say 10 minutes early would be regarded as unreasonable by a Tribunal.

I am quite frequently late, I will admit it. I used to have one line manager who was very cool because he said look, you make the time up, the work gets done and its fine..but now I have two women, they spend most of the time whispering and hissing about people, sharpening their horned hooves and thinking up new ways to make the team's life miserable

I detest them!

I had a boss who used to stand at the door and write down what time you arrived, I am talking of only 3- 5 minutes at the most this was 37 years ago when the trains service from our area wasn't the best. He never acknowledged that I and my friend always worked 25 miutes after our finishing time as we used to meet our DH's and travel home together. He made our lives a misery was pleased when I left to have my DD.

Fast forward 12 years and the boss was out of work and desperate for a new job and applied to DH who was then working for another company for a job in his department. DH remembered who he was and I am afraid told him there was no way he would employ him after all the misery he caused us.

Oooh what goes around comes around! Good on your DH!