Understand your rights and responsibilities when eliminating problem employees
It's human nature to avoid negative situations. Instead of firing problem employees, too many managers put up with them in the hopes they will miraculously shape up and become productive.
But problem employees cost companies time and money in poor job performance and decreased productivity. To pick up the slack, other employees must come to the rescue — and too often, their work, morale and productivity also suffer.
There's only so much a manager can do. If trying to pinpoint and fix the problems through training and counseling doesn't change anything, you may have to cut problem employees loose before they bring down an entire team or department. But how? Even the most experienced and well-prepared managers can make mistakes when terminating problem employees.
How confident are you that you can terminate employees properly and legally?
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Understand your rights and responsibilities when eliminating problem employees
Problem employees cost companies time and money in poor job performance and decreased productivity. There's only so much you, as a manager, can do. If trying to fix the problems through training and counseling doesn't change anything, you may have to cut problem employees loose before they bring down an entire team or department. But how? Even the most experienced and well-prepared managers can make mistakes when terminating problem employees.
- How much time and documentation are enough
- What "at will" employment really means and how it affects your discipline and termination actions
- When a manager can immediately terminate an employee without legal recourse
- What actions supervisors must take to avoid personal liability
- What often-overlooked details frequently cause commotion and negative press post-termination
- What documentation you'll need if you're taken to court
- Who is best to have on deck at the time of termination, to protect the company's safety... and yours
- How to document and fire an employee whose performance is flawless... but whose attitude causes conflict
Managers, supervisors, team leaders and anyone else who plays a part in management and performance evaluation.