March 6, 2008

Office Gossip - For whatever reason, a bad worker is not

For whatever reason, a bad worker is not producing the quantity or quality of work they must to remain a part of the organization. Even if you're glad to see a insubordinate individual leave, you must take their comments seriously. If you have even one problem individual, you will find that your production decreases. Here you can dismiss the jobholder quickly because you have a responsibility to the well-being of the other personnel and the company.

Be sure to provide written papers of what the employee returns both for the jobholder's records and the business's records. As a manager or sole proprietor, you must not tolerate gross disobedience. In addition, most of your top performers will take a package because they can easily get jobs outside the business. ANSWER TO PART A: Is it likely the employee will sue? As a rule of thumb, if the lay off or firing was for some reason other than willful misbehavior, the jobholder will be eligible. For example, you should layoff a plant manager for an unacceptable number of safety violations or missing quota. Almost any medical condition applies including a long bout of flu, alcoholism, pregnancy, recovering drug addiction and obesity is a serious health condition. As you hunt for a sample separation notification for disposition, make sure the notifications you choose as your base makes clear to the employee that this letter should not be a surprise. It is potentially dangerous to dismiss a pregnant employee because, under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (which is part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), it's wrongful to discriminate against pregnant workforce. After you investigate for misbehavior or reach your final step in the escalating discipline procedure, it is time to prepare for the dismissal. If you write the memorandum appropriately and use it in a proven lay off procedure, you will lower your chances of a litigation and lessen the disruptions in your workplace. If the bad employee is negligent, for example, he or she may not properly follow safety processes.

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