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RELATED CONCEPTS Likely this last item is the most important in whether your employee will take litigation. The answer to this is "NO." Since high paid workforce are frequently your older employees, they'll claim this selection guideline leads to unlawful age bias. When the worker ignores safety rules in the plant, you give him a desk job. You must set expectations using escalating discipline and formal warnings. These should include major offenses such as arriving to work drunk, using drugs or alcohol at work, physically fighting with another co-worker, theft, threats of violence to manager or other co-workers, or misrepresentation of themselves. This will make the lay off much less painful, since you're showing a personal vote of confidence in the jobholder (and showing the layoff is on the account of financial issues rather than productivity). Otherwise, separating is your only choice. The next chapter gives you a process for estimating your dismissal risk. These standards are common norms for behaviors. There's still a good chance the unemployment commission will charge you for a claim.

When you have finished reading Chapter 10, you'll know how to fire a single worker. Once everything is ready for the meeting, it's time for the firing. Please don't use use 'downsizing' as an excuse for sacking difficult employees, or creating a culture change in the organization by replacing old personnel with new ones. Set a target date for the high-risk employee to leave the company. Make your argument; be detailed but concise, and go on about your small business.