August 17, 2007
I encourage you (How To Terminate Employees) to have your lawyer review
I encourage you to have your lawyer review the severance agreement before signing because it affects your legal rights. Just as you're about to fire her for another safety violation, she injures herself again and goes out on employees' compensation. A manager of a friendly competitor says, "I understand you have been cleaning house recently. And by preparing with evidence and witnesses, you have an excellent chance of winning. Even worse, as your other personnel notice the difficult employee is "getting away" with not doing what he or she is told, they will begin to show signs of gross misconduct and disrespect as well.
As unpleasant as the idea of employee dismissal might seem, sole proprietors and Personnel Managers can approach it in a well thought out way to minimize the negative feelings associated with "letting people go.". During your discussion, you must tell the worker what he or she did wrong, tell him or her the actions you will take, and warn him or her of the consequences if the action reoccurs. A good business has workforce that are willing to cooperate and do their job the best they can. In the next chapter, you'll learn how to investigate and document an incident of gross misconduct. In this case, you can fire for the first violation. Separating Workforce and Increasing Your Performance. The legal program to separate an employee has to include the correct procedures. Due to this law, older workforce know they can sue, and they'll threaten it often against the business. Also, some workforce may have drug or alcohol problems. I suggest the worker's supervisor does the layoff, unless you're also firing this manager. And, sometimes, you can't find the fraud, or the worker never screws up enough to sack.