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Read our case study about standing up to the Bully to see why you need to do this right… The average cost to lose a Personal Grievance claim is $35,000, but if you get the process right you will minimise your risk. Watch this 60 second video to make sure
When considering what action to take against an employee you need to follow the process, and make a fair and reasonable decision.. and here is how: Also check out the Disciplinary Process in 60 seconds Make sure you don’t trip up, sign up for our document library to get all
One Friday evening and manager had one of her employees approach her advising that she (the employee) had stolen money from petty Cash!! Using the HRtoolkit tools the employer started a disciplinary investigation. Well, the employees defence was that she was a gambling addict and that the company owed her
Employers frequently are faced with, what looks like an obvious issue, but it is not always so obvious. And they get frustrated with employees who are presenting many or all of the following issues: Frequently late Not paying attention to detail Drop off on performance Frequently calling in sick, particularly
CASE STUDY An employee had only been employed for about four months, but after a disciplinary investigation using the the HRtoolkit disciplinary investigation tools, the employee was found guilty of stealing an iPod and dismissed. There was, of course, suspicion that he had stolen a lot more. As part of
As kiwi homeowners spend millions fixing P-contaminated homes, drug and alcohol testing is becoming a hot-topic with employers. Methamphetamine is being detected in an increasing proportion of failed workplace drug tests in New Zealand. And the costs to our economy aren’t just the clean-up operations, but also health problems including
When considering a discipline or grievance issue, what is a fair and reasonable decision? 1. Did you investigate the issue? 2. Did your employee understand the consequence of their actions? 3. Did you give your employee a reasonable opportunity to respond? 4. Did you genuinely consider what your employee had
Dealing with an employee on sick leave or ACC with an uncertain prognosis of recovery can be frustrating for everyone. And however much you may want to, it may be impossible to keep your employee’s job open indefinitely. There is a point where it may be essential for your business
At HRtoolkit, we frequently hear that it’s almost impossible to discipline staff in New Zealand. This is an absolute myth as there are only three legal requirements for a successful dismissal process: Invite your employee to a meeting Let your employee know that you want to speak to them, this
At HRtoolkit, we met a client with an employee who shouted and intimidated another team member. It was an obvious situation of bullying, but the stories about this guy were legend. Evidently, a colleague was so scared after one encounter, that he hid in the local police station to get
