How to make sure your business is prepared for the new Fair Work Act.
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Have you ever had an employee with an ongoing performance issue? One that looks like it will never end?
It’s a difficult situation, that’s for sure. So often, a voluntary separation between you and the employee can seem like the ideal solution.
But before you rush in and offer a voluntary separation to an employee, you must be aware of the risks this approach entails…
This recent Fair Work Australia (FWA) decision (Quattrocchi v Monsanto) highlights the importance of being genuine when you are performance managing your employees.
A warehouse employee with 20 months’ service was dismissed because of work errors. The employee claimed unfair dismissal.
The employer appeared to have ticked all the boxes prior to dismissing the employee. For example:
Dear Reader,
I’m guessing that at some point you have had to performance manage at least one of your employees.
If not, it’s inevitable that you will have to in the future.
Dear Reader,
Documenting every workplace process can seem tedious to say the least.
And yes, you may think it’s a waste of your very valuable time.
But believe me; having thorough paperwork is worth its weight in gold if an employee makes a claim against you.
Take an unfair dismissal case for example.
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