One of the trickier issues in an employee manual is how to handle discipline.There are three tendencies that commonly cause problems: state the ideal process as an absolute, list what will get an employee fired, and spread discipline throughout the manual in bits and pieces. The first one is the … Read More
There are lots of policies that can and should go in an employee manual; here are the top ten from a lawyer’s perspective: EEO and Harassment. This is pretty basic boilerplate covering nondiscrimination, harassment, and how to report it. Attendance/Punctuality. Employers can require that employees show up for work, so … Read More
Since Montana is not an at-will state, employers must have good cause for firing an employee past the probation period. In general, good cause means that the employee did something wrong that affects the business, and that they have had a chance to fix it but didn’t. Good cause does … Read More
Disciplining people is probably the least favorite thing that every manager has to do, aside from firing someone. While it will never be easy, here are some guidelines that may make it a little less stressful. First, know your company rules and polices. Talk to management or HR before doing … Read More