Even the best employees occasionally turn into poor performers. What should managers be wary of when disciplining or firing employees who’ve gotten positive reviews in the past?
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Tags: documentation, performance review, returning from leave
A recent case is a reminder that working in HR is often like herding cats — once you’ve got managers doing one thing right, there’s a chance they’re making mistakes in another area.
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Tags: age, documentation, sex discrimination, supervisor
When employees make harassment or bias complaints, managers know not to retaliate. But too many make a mistake in the other direction — and avoid taking any action against the employee again, even when it’s well deserved.
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Tags: documentation, retaliation
HR pros know good documentation is key to warding off bias claims. But supervisors need to understand the difference between legitimate records and those that look like they were created to justify biased decisions.
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Tags: Age Discrimination, Best Buy, documentation
What’s HR’s strongest weapon in the fight against lawsuits? That’s right, documentation. But too often, documentation is weakened when managers make these common mistakes.
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Tags: discipline terminations, documentation, lawsuits, managers, mistakes, staying out of court
