Getting Fired for Absenteeism and Lateness

Lateness and absenteeism can justify dismissal when the conduct of the employee is found to have amounted to “willful disobedience” of an employer’s order or policy. In determining whether the lateness or absenteeism amounts to just cause for termination, the court will consider a number of factors, including:

the seriousness of the absenteeism/lateness, taking into account the employer’s work environment and the nature of employment; whether the employee has been warned in the past for sim...