July 13, 2008
Discipline Letters - Role #6: Sells the Package/ Reduces the Risk
Role #6: Sells the Package/ Reduces the Risk of a Improper Layoff Suit. You don't want to dismiss someone for occasional minor misconduct occurring over the years. terminating a high level worker. The only exception is when you feel the employee may get violent, and you want a big guy in the room. Normally, you can find a legitimate reason to sack a difficult individual. Many employers do not waste the time with detailing the situation or getting an explanation from the worker.
You company should terminate one of its personnel and the entire workgroup is feeling the effects. o Using business's computer, copier and other assets to run employee's small company. This leads to the next item you should include in your separation memorandum, the facts. Insubordinate employees think they are entitled to bad behavior. You may have been told that to "legally" sack you should document the jobholder's performance problem and bad behavior. The terrible performance could be from incompetence or lack of motivation. o Does the punishment (the layoff) fit the crime? Writing an employee firing notification. You company may want to add other information to the jobholder warning for.