Quebeckers offer excuses for missing work
According to a CROP-CHRA survey carried out for the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés, 23 percent of Quebec workers admit they’ve lied about their reasons for missing work in the past.
This figure is 7 percent higher than that reported in a similar survey conducted in 2005.
Some 73 percent of HR professionals also recognized this trend in a brief survey conducted by the Ordre, in which over 75 percent of them mentioned “stealing time” as the most widespread phenomenon in the workplace. Case law corroborates this established fact, reporting a number of cases, including that of a truck driver who was fired for having exaggerated the number of hours worked on his time sheet.
“This attitude doesn’t systematically reflect workers’ ill will. In some organizations, lack of communication and openness on the part of management prompts employees to lie,” explained Florent Francoeur, CHRP, Ordre President and CEO.
It was also noted that more men (22 percent) than women (14 percent) occasionally tell a lie or omit certain information and that these practices are more common among young people aged 18 to 34 (23 percent).
“Pressure on workers is increasing and missing work isn’t always viewed as acceptable.
Lastly, survey respondents generally feel their co-workers lack a strong sense of ethics. Based on their own personal values, 73 percent think that their co-workers’ behaviour is always or sometimes unethical.
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