Managing Employee Misconduct
Can you honestly state that when reflecting on how you previously behaved with respect to an employee performance problem, what you said and/or did was consistent with what other employers would have done in a comparable circumstance? Many company owners are unsure of what constitutes poor performance, misconduct, or major misconduct, making these issues much more difficult. What you could classify as major misconduct in your company might merely be considered a bad performance issue in another company. Concerns With Discipline At the outset of this piece, I want to stress the need to seek counsel from an employment attorney or HR expert in dealing with disciplinary issues. So what are the many disciplinary issues that might occur in your company if you have employees? 1. Unsatisfactory work "Norris, this is the 100th time you've delivered these materials to our customers wrong!" - Repeated bad performance, such as paying little attention to details, making errors even th...