The jobholder exit form and interview are important tools for sole proprietors and managers with a departing employee. This especially becomes a problem in work environments where managers tolerate tardiness and lack of attendance to some extent. o Why do you think your manager sacked you? Sometimes it's best to throw up your hands and let someone else handle the problem. The next liar is someone who tells "white lies." This isn't gross misconduct because the "white lies" are usually not about important company matters. Step 3: Investigate Further, If Necessary. She had not kept records of productivity, and therefore ran a high risk of a wrongful termination lawsuit. The decision to lay off workers raises several different issues. This is especially true when you can't afford to payoff the high-risk employee in return for a release of claims. Since stopping reference interviews for "good" workers is almost impossible, you must give reference interviews for every worker (good and bad) following the guidelines in this chapter. She then hires an attorney-at-law to make your life miserable.

Why are worker investigations before layoff so important? More importantly, it tells the remaining employees they can expect "due method" as well.) Once again, this should state the productivity or behavior problem and how you expect the worker to fix it. You'll interview eyewitnesses and gather documents to either prove or disprove the gross misbehavior.