If you decide to implement a progressive discipline policy, you will need to formulate a written policy, even if you do not print it up and give it to the employees (and we recommend that you don't). |
While progressive discipline is designed to address the problem of employees who break work rules, it is not very effective when dealing with an employee who ... |
If you have employees, it is likely that you will have to deal with an employee complaint. If an employee complains about an employment-related situation, you should be prepared to handle it in a ... |
As a small business, you probably don't want to spend the time and resources or have the need to develop an involved procedure for dealing with employee complaints. Instead, you may want to have some ... |
An alternative to having a traditional complaint procedure is to address complaints as they arise. This may be an effective approach for a business with only one or two employees. |
Whatever the type of dispute or complaint resolution procedure - either an informal procedure or a case-by-case ... |
Once you become aware of a problem with an employee or receive a complaint from another worker or a customer, you need to investigate the situation before you take any action. You need to be sure ... |
If you witness some improper behavior or if one of your employees or customers informs you of inappropriate behavior on the part of one of your employees, you'll need to check it out. While basic ... |
When a normal investigation, including interviews and statements from employees and other individuals, does not seem to be giving you the information you want, you may consider some alternative ... |
Whether a workplace search is legal or not depends in part on the reasonableness of the employee's expectation of privacy and the reasonableness of the employer's surveillance. If you are in doubt ... |
