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Ok, this is not exactly HR news but in the spirit of the Olympic games, it's a story that highlights the spirit of teamwork that makes the difference between a high performing team and a mediocre one and can be applied in the workplace; Classy Junio surrenders spot in 1,000 metres to Canadian teammate Morrison
From the Just Cause Terminations webinar put on by HRPA yesterday "Termination is the Capital Punishment of employment law"; the highest disciplinary measure available to employers and therefore there is a high burden of proof on the part of the employer to prove just cause. Common mistakes employers make in trying to assert just cause include:
- verbal warnings only
- poor progressive discipline (inconsistency, unreasonable expectations, unreasonable timelines, no warning of further discipline)
- lack of consistency with other workers
- tolerance/condonation of the behaviour
- jumping to cause
- not asserting just cause in termination letter
- relying on definition of just cause in employment contract |
