Are You Terminating Employees “By the Book?”
The unpleasant take of discharging an employee should follow a time-tested protocol to put you in a defensible position should your decision be challenged in a proceeding or in court. You need to review and investigate any issues in which a supervisor wants you to terminate an employee. The possibility of an employee being “fired on the spot” for any offense should not even be a possibility. The maximum authority any supervisor should have is to suspend an employee pending further investigation. Immediate supervisors should be given the right to recommend termination but should not be permitted to fire an employee. Frequently,… Read More »Are You Terminating Employees “By the Book?”