How is Tardiness defined in a legal contract?
- Tardiness means the person’s arrival to their designated area after the scheduled time without approval.
Seen in 4 SEC filings. - Tardiness means arriving after the designated starting time.
Seen in 3 SEC filings. - Tardiness means failing to start work at the planned time or to promptly return to work at any point during the regular working day. Reporting to work at the scheduled start time implies reporting to the location where duties are to be performed, not just checking in.
Seen in 3 SEC filings. - Tardiness means a case of arriving to work later than 15 minutes from the employee’s scheduled work time.
Seen in 2 SEC filings. - Tardiness means reporting to work seven or more minutes after the start of the employee’s assigned shift.
Seen in 2 SEC filings. - Tardiness means arriving late for the scheduled work day up to one hour after the employee’s assigned report time.
Seen in 2 SEC filings. - Tardiness means failing to report absence for personal or family illness or injury by the proper time and in the correct manner.
Seen in 1 SEC filing. - Tardiness means arriving more than 15 minutes late. In this case, the client may choose to cancel the engagement and request a full refund.
Seen in 1 SEC filing.
Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.
Search EDGAR for ‘Definitions of tardiness’ yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.
Which definition should you use?
🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.
Genie Definition 1
Tardiness means the delayed arrival past a designated or scheduled time without approval.
Relevant Contract Types
Relevant Circumstances
- Where an employee or contractor has specified work hours.
- Where a vendor or supplier has agreed to specific delivery times.
- Where performance on a specific schedule is integral to the agreement.
Relevant Sectors
Genie Definition 2
Tardiness means the failure to report to work at the designated starting time, or returning late during the normal working schedule.
Relevant Contract Types
Relevant Circumstances
- Where punctuality and presence at a specific time are critical to job performance.
- Where delays in returning to work interrupt the intended flow or schedule of operations.
Relevant Sectors
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Tardiness means the delayed arrival past a designated or scheduled time without approval
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