Continuing employee hygiene problem? Here's the next step

December 1, 2009

This is important as fired workers (Insubordination) may show

Why a bad employee is causing more problems than you think

This is important as fired workers may show a range of emotions from tearful acceptance to angry and abusive behavior. Besides personally telling this person in a dismissal meeting that you are firing them, you must complete a series of steps before reaching this point. Regardless, your worker layoff agreement will include the rights and responsibilities of both the employee and the company. Lastly with layoffs, you inform your workers about the firm's poor financial condition several weeks before the dismissal. A notification of lay off should be factual and impersonal. He'll overwhelm the helpless employee who's defending himself. First, the jobholder is probably to sue and you have properly detailed a legitimate reason. About leaving early for your Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, I'm sympathetic of your AA efforts. Except for the signature, the difficult worker rarely fills out the bottom part. But this is the nature of negotiation.

Employers must develop standards so managers and Human resource professionals can handle misbehavior in a consistent, efficient and fair manner. If, however, you sacked him for repeated minor misconduct or for gross misbehavior, then the ex-worker isn't eligible. If you're a small company owner, a jobholder leaving the business can impact the small company dramatically. Again use third-party corroborators, like Personnel Workforce, to work on your behalf. Documenting all relevant information in an accurate, honest and specific manner will ensure you can prove a lay off is not part of any wrongful purposes, such as discrimination.

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Why a bad employee is causing more problems than you think