How to get your employee to stop working late?

The first step should be to disabuse him of the notion that whining about hours is a positive thing.” This. OP – stop trying to get him to stop working late. What you do need to do is to stop him from “flaunting” it.

What should I do if my employee whines about hours?

The first step should be to disabuse him of the notion that whining about hours is a positive thing. The second of course is to get to the bottom of the work he does — is the time needed or is the time being badly managed.

Is it bad to make your employee work longer hours?

If it’s the latter and you address it as the former, you’re going to frustrate and demoralize a good employee. So before you tackle this, you want to be really clear that it’s not actually a logical and conscientious response to the workload.

Why did I get paid a couple of days late?

For the past couple of months pay has been a couple of days late because of money problems, but this month (after being warned that it would be a couple of days late) I still haven’t been paid over two weeks later.

Can you work for a company that doesn’t pay you?

@SharkofMirkwood – Unless everyone who is owed money is paid. You really should not return to this company. Companies that don’t pay their employees have a history of returning to the same behavior. Your responsability to work for the company ended when the company didn’t pay you for your work. – Donald May 22 ’14 at 11:16

What should I do if my employer is late paying me?

Before you take legal action against your employer, discuss the issue privately with him. Legal action can be time consuming, costly and damaging to your relationship with your employer, particularly if the issue stemmed from an unintentional payroll mishap, which could have been resolved through effective communication.

When to say Wait, Wait, work for me?

If he comes back and says, “wait, wait, work for me” then you can say, “I AM working for you, but I still need to do the other project to earn money.” This makes it clear to him that you have to get on with your life and meet your own needs. The business transaction is that you get paid in return for work performed. Conversely, no money, no work.