Company Introduces Fines For Latecomers; Move Backfires Founder

A company’s measures against latecomers interestingly backfired the founder when it introduced a strict rule to enhance productivity among employees. The Mumbai-based beauty brand’s founder Kaushal Shah put a condition for his staff to reach the office by 9.30 am while ordering that the violators be made to pay Rs 200 as a fine.

The move unfortunately hit the founder himself as he was forced to pay Rs 1,000 in less than two weeks. The founder Kaushal Shah shared the the failure of his measure on X (formerly Twitter).

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In his post, the founder said, “Last week, to increase  productivity in the office, I made a strict rule for everyone to be in the office by 9:30 am (earlier we used to come by 10-11) and if we‘re late, we pay Rs.200 as a penalty.”

Sharing a screenshot of Rs 200 transaction as proof, he wrote, “This is me paying it for the 5th time.”

Notably, netizens have taken the post positively, with many praising the chief for not excluding him from the fine, and thus not considering him above the company rules.

In a follow-up post, clearing the doubts of the commentators on the use of money generated through fines, Shah said that he has created a separate UPI Lite account to collect the fines to avoid the concerns of paying to his wallet. Terming it as a team fund, the founder said that the money collected as a fine from latecomers would be used specifically to fund team events. “The money collected is used solely for team activities and benefits, such as dining and other team events,” he wrote.

Kaushal Shah also shared his motivation to share the idea on his social media platform to make the founders and CEOs accountable for the rules they set for the employees. “I shared that tweet to emphasize an important principle for founders and leaders: if you establish a rule for your employees, you must be the first to follow it,” he wrote.

It seems my intention behind this post was misunderstood.

I shared that tweet to emphasize an important principle for founders and leaders:
if you establish a rule for your employees, you must be the first to follow it.

As for the concern about paying the penalty to my own UPI… https://t.co/Nf4DfUWiSV

— Kaushal (@_kaushalshah) June 20, 2024