May 29, 2008
Employee Warning Letter - N.J. may probe big severance deals - Philadelphia Inquirer
First, you must consider the legal issues involved. Conduct a termination meeting and obviously explain everything to the worker. How Worker Misconduct Affects All Jobholder Performance.
Also, make sure to include the impact of her bad behavior on you, other workforce and on the business. After you have given her 3 warnings for her bad disposition, you can lay off her. When creating the employee separation letter and conducting the termination meeting, you must adhere to strict guidelines. 1) Recognize the employee's lay off. It also might stipulate the worker cannot use the information he or she has picked up about your small company to help your competition. Also, if the worker is the type to sue, rate her as a "medium risk" lay off and give her a package in return for a release. Depending on the state, the penalty may not exceed 15 days at the worker's average daily earning rate as well as double any statutory costs, pay-outs and besides any reasonable attorney-at-law's fees paid by the employee. Discuss top-line points of the separation contract, if this is a condition for receiving extra severance. If the jobholder has received good past performance reviews, you need to take more time with the dismissal. Layoff Issues For Enterpreneurs. An alternate case of medium risk separation is when the employee is unlikely to sue, but you have little documentation justifying a legitimate firing. (Likely, her manager told her about the exit interview in the lay off notification and meeting.) You must make the call the day before the meeting, if possible.
TRENTON - Gov. Corzine's administration may scour school superintendent contracts to see whether any provide hefty severance packages. Corzine said yesterday that he would probably ask state-appointed county school superintendents to see whether Continue