April 8, 2009
If you have a jobholder who abuses alcohol, (Employee Write Ups)
If you have a jobholder who abuses alcohol, your first choice is to get them some help. As a manager or owner, you must never fire an employee based on verbal feedback. An exit interview is significantly more difficult to conduct than a job interview, or even a performance review, because there is good chance the worker leaving is unhappy with you as their employer. Even if your predecessor has recorded the disgruntled worker's lackluster performance and behavior, I still recommend you wait to terminate until you have developed your own independent observations. As a business owner or manager, you should handle worker terminations in a responsible manner.
If you lay off for gross misconduct, your evidence must prove that a direct order was issued to an employee, that they understood it and that they refused to obey it. Include the impact the worker's behavior had on the business or organization. Firing workforce is one of the least desirable aspects of being a small business owner or Hr Supervisor. If the bad employee is conscientious but incapable of doing the job, then your offer of a position with lesser responsibilities may come as a relief to him. For example, if the disgruntled individual is routinely late arriving to work, production may cease altogether as the other personnel wait for the worker to arrive. It should accurately reflect the small business's lay off program. How it is done affects the entire workforce and the overall firm productivity. If you don't have enough documentation or properly recorded papers, you can not build a strong case to back up your termination decision. Again, this will lower the chance of a legal action when her new supervisor fires the disgruntled worker. Check with your Human resources department.