The most expensive mistake you can make firing an employee.

November 17, 2007

Employee Reprimand Letter - Judge Demands Documentation in Foreclosures

Before firing employee, there was so much stress. Now everyone is working much better.


A federal judge in Ohio has given lenders 30 days to prove that they own the properties they intend to seize from troubled homeowners.
Your safest policy is to only confirm the jobholder worked for the firm and the dates of employment. You can rest easy that it will be plain to a court and any legal adviser that you have done everything possible to be fair in your termination of workers. Undoubtedly, if a worker's behavior is of a serious enough nature, you should suspend the employee until you can examine the circumstances. Most firm school classes fail to cover how to lay off workforce. o Your worker handbook, application, offer letters or other employee communications say you'll only separate for cause.

o A layoff notice which clearly describes the severance package including any compensation, cash for vacation or sick days, their final day, and so on. You may feel uncomfortable dealing with an problem worker. To qualify for these extra severance benefits, you agree to release unconditionally ABC Company and its representatives from liability for ANY claims arising from your employment including this layoff. The first paragraph should outline that it serves as a written notification, the grounds for the written notice, and the cause of the jobholder receiving the written notice. Recognize you separated this employee due to your personal feelings toward him or her. You can draft a sample employee termination notification to use as a guide for writing all future documents. Therefore if an ex-employee is a cheat, delusional or bitter, she may decide to sue you for improper lay off. While not pleasant, keep in mind that sacking workers for misconduct is necessary if you wish to build a strong and viable company. No matter what the reason, an employer will find themselves in a bind when dealing with jailed personnel. Without both of these conditions your layoff is either medium or high risk.

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Before firing employee, there was so much stress. Now everyone is working much better.