Why you MUST counsel and, possibly, terminate a problem employee

July 1, 2010

California At-Will Employment - o Refusing to commit an illegal act at

Counseling employees but it's not working? Here's the next step.

o Refusing to commit an illegal act at the employer's request. What Exactly Constitutes Misbehavior? This will let you create a safe environment for you and your workforce alike, as each of you'll have a sense of security about the other party. o A heart-to-heart meeting before sending the jobholder back to work.

Stress the company decided to do a layoff for economic reasons and not on the account of that worker's lackluster productivity. o The supervisor's managerial style and behavior causes the jobholder to be a problem. At times you must play hardball with a few insubordinate employees to improve the work environment for everyone. So, including the layoff reason prevents a lawyer from taking the case on contingency. Unfortunately, automation means business owners must sack more workforce. Your dismissal memorandum wants to get to the point quickly and not give more information then necessary. Similar to regular wages, you should pay all overtime for the hours over the regular workweek. o Business reasons and economic pressures. TEST 1 - Estimate for Low Risk Layoff. The troublemaker is an accounting clerk. When it comes to terminating personnel, it is imperative that you follow standardized procedures and that these procedures are established well before the need to layoff a worker presents itself.

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Counseling employees but it's not working? Here's the next step.