January 17, 2008
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Our offer of extra severance benefits expires on [For the most part 3 weeks from date of memorandum.] To get these extra benefits, please sign and return the agreement to me by this date. Then when a separation happens, make sure the lay off manager has the support of a representative from Personnel. Most will have seen the laid off worker pack-up and have heard her side of the story. We briefly covered gathering evidence using escalating discipline and investigations in the last chapter. When it comes to creating dimissing disabled employee polices, you must understand that the individual may have more grounds for claiming bias: the disability he or she has. The most difficult part of counseling a insubordinate employee under contract might be that person's attitude. You should not display anger during the dismissal interview. The problem with terminating a worker for not being a team player is the phrase "team player" is a subjective term. The next chapter gives you a method for estimating your termination risk. Generally, you don't have enough information to decide if insubordination occurred. This directive should be reasonable, ethical and well within the jobholder's abilities.
This will help you, and any other supervisor you hire, protect both your rights as an employer and your employee's rights as a worker. The Effective But Gentle Termination Of An employee. o Asking inappropriate questions during recruiting interviews. This means giving both verbal warnings and written warnings.