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July 25, 2009

How To Fire Someone - You must develop a jobholder handbook that obviously

How I discipline employees and terminate (when necessary)...

You must develop a jobholder handbook that obviously spells out inappropriate behaviors that will receive rehabilitative action. These should include major offenses such as arriving to work drunk, using drugs or alcohol at work, physically fighting with another co-worker, theft, threats of violence to boss or other co-workforce, or misrepresentation of themselves. Generally, it's on the account of politics. Many times the company fires an executive level worker because of poor work productivity.

Others in your department look to you as the business's job termination expert. They can dole out written warnings, verbal warnings or dock pay or vacation time. Management should deal with the circumstance of handling difficult employees carefully. The manager conducting the meeting is often an Human resources professional. At times it becomes necessary to lay off personnel for economic reasons. Therefore, don't be surprised that sacking a jobholder like this causes heartburn. The preparation as I laid out in Chapter 8 is the same with a few exceptions. You can find many samples on the internet or in books that will cover your basic needs. Your dismissal notice wants to get to the point quickly and not give more information then necessary. Remember, don't treat one employee differently than another . Certainly, expect to settle with the jobholder and her legal counselor, but this will generally be cheaper and less disruptive to the department than leaving her job open indefinitely. The worker may worry unemployment benefits isn't enough money or that he doesn't qualify.

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