October 1, 2007
Fire An Employee - Hello Kitty to punish bad-boy police
It should include warnings, investigatory reports, and attendance records and so on. You must motivate your problem employees so their work performance improves. Owing to lack of performance, you're now one step from lay off. And you risk having your business shut down for good or dealing with the guilt (and perhaps legal effects) of making your customers ill. If you're negotiating with the worker, be aware a legal counsellor is probably coaching her behind the scenes. If the circumstance has failed to upgrade or has not improved to acceptable guidelines, you should write the layoff notice. (Of course, you should document all this bad behavior when the meeting is over as it'll prove you were correct in separating her.) Don't take it personally and don't react to her taunting. You can also choose to dismiss someone because they are not meeting performance expectations or even if they have a bad attitude.
If the worker resists all attempts for rehabilitation, your only choice is worker termination. (Certainly, we didn't use those words in the write-up, but this is what any normal supervisor would naturally think.) Also you must tell him, if you find him guilty of overwhelming misbehavior, you'll lay off him following the suspension. Make sure the employment agreement states this clearly. Let the employee dig himself or herself into a hole. First, if you're terminating the worker for an improper reason (for example, because she's a Muslim) or because of a stupid reason (for example, she started dating someone you don't like), then PLEASE DON'T put your reason down on paper. Are you frustrated by a insubordinate worker who is ruining your small business' performance? Document the termination through escalating discipline or investigation of overwhelming misbehavior.
News.com.au - Previously such offences were punished by a written reprimand, but Col Pongpat said that seemed to do little to deter future breaches of conduct. He said he hoped the Hello Kitty armbands would shame officers into shaping up. "I chose this symbol More