Employee playing games at work

M_Python

How long has he worked for you?

DontBringBertie

Please answer how you know he’s playing Championship Manager as you’ve answered every question but that? Did he install it on the work computer?

Takeaway_Addict

Guerillatoker wrote: »

Do you pay your employee for his time or for his labour? It should be the latter, but I presume you think it is the former.

So the good news for the OP is they can half the member of staffs hours and save him some money!

Takeaway_Addict

Guerillatoker wrote: »

If he has got all your essential work done whilst playing games, he must a pretty effective employee. Perhaps the proper solution would be to offer increased pay for doing more work, with a stern warning that you'd rather he worked for a bonus than play games?

He may be an employee, but he should be fairly rewarded for his labour. Do extra work, get paid extra.

(I know this won't be a popular viewpoint on this forum)

He should do the work he has been set, just because he has done the bare minimum doesn't mean he has done all his work.

motorguy

I keep imagining this for when you get back....

Mr.Generous

shaunhouse wrote: »

Do I think i’m Being a bit of a slave driver expecting employees to work when they are at work?

No.

When did it become normal for employees to go to work and not work?

I pay the employee an hourly wage and expect him to do the work that I set.

50% of the time on computer games is an unjustifiable amount of time in anyone’s eyes. I’m paying for that 50% of game time.

Your also paying for the heat, light, electricity, premises costs, the computer, etc. If he had just sat at home for 2 days it would have cost you less. I'd probably dismiss but if not a final written warning coupled with other sanctions, probably demotion and a pay penalty.

eamon

McKneff asked and so will I.

How do you know?
Aren't you supposed to be on holiday?
Are you playing a cheapskate version of "Undercover Boss"?


What will you do if none of your allegations are true?
Will you comeback on and eat humble pie if all your instructions have been followed to the letter and beyond?

Have you got a jealous and spiteful other employee?

getmore4less

shaunhouse wrote: »

I run a small company, I’m currently on holiday for the first and only time this year and have an employee covering, getting orders out and running the day to day of the business. There is always lots to do, unlimited amounts of work.

So my shock horror, 4 days I’ve been away and employee decided it would be a good idea to start playing championship manager computer game. 50% of his time at work has been logged playing this so far!

What would you do? :rotfl:

How many employees?

What are the rest doing?

Are you thinking of scaling up the business?

prowla

Well, there should certainly be some "acceptable use" type rules at work.


However, do the employees also muck-in, stay late when there are peaks in workload?

Guerillatoker

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

So the good news for the OP is they can half the member of staffs hours and save him some money!

Definitely; lets not treat employing people as a charity, or as if you're doing them a service.