Re:Starting a meeting on time 6 Months, 4 Weeks ago
I put a policy in place just for this, because I had more than my share of stragglers too.
In my office, if an employee misses all or part of a meeting, he/she is still responsible for knowing/using the information that was given at the meeting. The employee is free to confer with a coworker or ask a supervisor or the manager for an update, but they can't use the excuse "I didn't know" if something goes haywire.