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January 6, 2010

Employer Rights - They won't win because you have evidence of

Our problem employee said after we fired him "what took you so long". He's right. Here's what we should have done.

They won't win because you have evidence of their bad actions. The "misbehavior" alternative is commonly better than the "job elimination" alternative because with job elimination, state laws often compel you to hire the jobholder back even for a lesser position. Now that you have prepared all the papers for the dismissal meeting, it is time to call the worker in and notify him or her of the firing. You should have a lay off letter sample handy. You may not realize it, but a bad worker can significantly slow down production. Make sure you document these using escalating discipline techniques. What is an employee dismissal Notification? o How would you rate your manager's productivity? My methods treat the bad employee with a reasonable balance between her wants and your small company circumstances. The simple answer is "NO." The same laws protecting regular employees also protect them, even if they work for you for just one day. o You're dismissing for an illegal reason. or, you just can't stand the sight of the insubordinate worker, then you have 2 alternatives.

Most labor laws restrict terminations involving discrimination as well as retaliation by the boss. o Did the jobholder know ahead of time the supervisor might separate him for bad performance and conduct? When other employees see a coworker getting away with disobedient behavior, it encourages them to act the same way.

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Our problem employee said after we fired him "what took you so long". He's right. Here's what we should have done.