February 9, 2010
It is potentially dangerous to lay off a (Termination Letter)
It is potentially dangerous to lay off a pregnant worker because, under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (which is part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), it's illegal to discriminate against pregnant employees. Worker misbehavior causes many problems in the workplace, but doesn't have to hurt a business. In most layoffs, the risk is low because you have satisfactory documentation why the lay off is occurring and most fired workers are unlikely to sue. Are you frustrated by a insubordinate individual who is ruining your small company' performance? Be sure to take some time when creating the employee hygiene policy because it will be your standard when it comes to disciplining personnel that choose to ignore it.
Also give any steps you have taken to rehabilitate the employee before lay off. An outplacement firm can assist you custom fit the package to meet the employee's desires. If you have an especially litigious employee, you should ask your employment legal defender what the probably illegal dismissal award is. (Here you'll also want to note any employee benefits the jobholder will receive. A Review Of Dismissal Processes And Options. If possible, the ideal reviewer is someone from the worker's protected class. (If misuse of property is the case, continue here, as follows.) Because your abuse of firm property is a severe offense, we must request repayment of suitable funds to refund the company for the property loss. If the original hiring supervisor goes ahead and fires the problem individual, it's hard for the worker to claim this manager separated her because he held prejudice against her. Instead of having parasites eat into your business, you must take steps to save your firm. According to our company policy, I'll be placing a copy of this written warning into your permanent workforce file.".