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How can you legally get rid of an unwanted employee who is workshy?

CG1952 Sun 25/05/08 18:48

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buildersmate
Sun 25/05/08
19:23

By dismissing them fairly on grounds of capability, having gone through a process of verbal then written warnings, setting standards and targets that are fair, and then warning when they fail to perform.
Its a pain to do, takes time and for an employee who understands the 'system' they can attempt to scrape along doing the minimum.
Which is why some organisations default to using redundancy as an alternative fair way to getting rid of useless staff. Must also be done fairly though.

edukes
Tue 27/05/08
21:21

i agree but be carefull make sure you apply this new work ethic to everyone you employ, or he can do you for Constructive dismissal.

Twenty20
Thurs 29/05/08
08:59

If the employee has been employed less than 12 months you dont need to give a reason for dismissal. So long as, if challenged, youre not doing it on racial, sex, pregnancy, disability etc grounds then youre ok.

I would assume that any sensible employer would know whether an employee is workshy within the first 12 months, so you shouldnt have a problem.

buildersmate
Thurs 29/05/08
10:44

I keep finding them, mainly working in the public sector, but with gradually reducing frequency of occurrence. Funny, that.

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