Dealing With Problem Employees : How to Manage Performance & Personal Issues in the Workplace

This book guides business owners, managers, and supervisors in identifying difficult employees, managing them during the employment relationship, and when necessary, terminating them in a way that minimizes the company's legal risk of a wrongful termination lawsuit. It will give employers the confidence to deal with problem workers directly and make the tough decision to terminate when the situation clearly isn't improving.

Problem employees can create huge financial losses for companies, but what can you do about them? Written by experienced employment lawyers, this book is packed with the legal and practical information needed to handle personnel problems effectively and without getting into legal trouble. From performance evaluations and progressive discipline to firing and severance packages, learn techniques to help problem employees get back on track?and lay the groundwork to terminate employees who can?t or won?t do so, without inviting wrongful termination lawsuits.