| Despite what most employers think you cannot | | | | be advised of the rules and what will happen |
| always fire an employee for breaking a company | | | | when they break them. |
| rule that easy. Many small businesses get into | | | | If an employee breaks a rule, that is a somewhat |
| problems with wrongful termination lawsuits | | | | minor offense but totally unacceptable then that |
| because they do not understand the basic tenets | | | | employee must be warned, participate in an |
| of employment law. | | | | interview about the incident and promise and sign |
| Most larger companies and corporations have | | | | not to break that rule again. |
| well-trained human resource personal that know | | | | At this same meeting the human resource person |
| the law, the changes in the law and the case law | | | | should document fully what was discussed, go |
| that changes things almost monthly. Even more | | | | over the rules, all of them in the similar category |
| interesting is when the company can rightfully | | | | and then advise the individual of what is happening. |
| terminate a misbehaving or rogue employee for | | | | If an employee breaks any of these rules again |
| cause, but the union jumps in and halts that | | | | and is called into the office of the personnel |
| action, sets up hearings and goes to bat for the | | | | director or human resource department, they |
| employee, after all they are on the employee's | | | | should already assume they will be terminated. |
| side not the companies side when it comes to | | | | Having proper documentation and acting from a |
| employee termination generally. | | | | position of authority and strength is the best |
| An employee who breaks the rules and gets | | | | policy and it will keep your company out of the |
| caught should never be shocked that he or she is | | | | court room for wrongful termination suits. Please |
| being fired. In other words, employees need to | | | | consider all this. |
| know the rules, sign that they know the rules and | | | | |