October 8, 2007
Emotions high (Laying Off Employee) after hit for Texans' Johnson
When should you fire employee?
Be careful when giving grounds for lay off. Also, if it's big enough, you may be able to find another desirable assignment within your current business. You must also avoid dismissing someone before a holiday or vacation time, as juries see this as being insensitive and are more likely to reward for damages. (Here you will also want to note any worker benefits the worker will receive. The courts consider alcoholism to be a disability. However, Sally could not get along with the other employees and was a constant source of tension among the staff. When you have given multiple warnings to a jobholder for the same problem, it may be time for your company to cut ties with this individual. All they needed was an-easy-to follow worker termination method guide.
Be unemotional about the dismissal in front of the jobholder's coworkers. Good managers know that most workforce just need some feedback. It is critical to workplace group spirit that you manage this problem properly. If you continue to act this way, you'll force me to consider your dismissal. You'll avoid lawsuits and be sure that your final communications with a jobholder are clear, professional and concise. Bring the employee in and get right to the point taking care to be respectful. Even if you don't give a COBRA notice at the meeting, be familiar enough with COBRA to answer the employee's questions.
Miami Herald - After the game, shortly into Johnson's tirade, a Texans employee broke up the interview and cut off the tackle. But it wasn't Don't think when a team sees their offensive leader laying on the ground, knocked unconscious, that it doesn't put a fire More