Month: July 2018

HR Services

Terminating Staff During Probation

Ordinary disciplinary procedures don’t apply for staff under probation.  Probation periods in employment contracts   Written employment agreements often provide for a probation period of 3-6 months to assess a person’s performance in their new role. Employment can be terminated at any point within this period without risk of an unfair dismissal application. Employment contracts…
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July 3, 2018 0

My employee just went AWOL

A business owner I met recently relayed an experience he had with an employee that left work one day and didn’t come back.  Without a word to anyone. After several days without contact from the employee, the Managing Director assumed the employee had resigned and processed the person’s termination pay.  It was decided to redistribute the…
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