June 25, 2010
Employee Warning Letter - Whether the infraction is on-the-job drinking or frequent
Whether the infraction is on-the-job drinking or frequent misbehavior, the company's well-being is too important to let the employee slip through the crack. This program is for dismissing employees for terrible performance, repeated minor misconduct and gross misconduct. You can also require the employee to sign additional agreements to get the enhanced severance package. No one but the supervisor, the employer's supervisor and the Hr department need to know the details. Since you decided to give Robert a break in the aftermath of his divorce, you don't have any evidence. You must obviously define what makes up sexual harassment and include it in your employee handbook. There is no excuse to terminate good manners.
Since you know how progressive discipline works, you may be wondering how it traps problem employees, especially one trying to work the system. The firing is not a personal attack, but just a way to keep the well oiled machine that is your small company running smooth. More probably, you want to fire her because her performance is below average or because the company can no longer afford the higher wages and benefits associated with her seniority. The jobholder signs a piece of paper stating she won't sue you. The tone of your termination memorandum should be firm and not unkind, but at the same time you should not include any tone of apology (unless certainly you're downsizing, which is a different case). When a jobholder is behaving outside firm standards, they will be apt to do it again and again. The best way is to give them the notice in individual, or to have an internal worker hand them the sealed envelope with their notice inside and clearly not labeled. o Working unauthorized overtime. You even tell him if his conduct doesn't upgrade he may be subject to lay off.