MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN A FORMER EMPLOYEE FILES AN UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM
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- Missing a claim response or appeal deadline
- Assuming that if the state agency does not respond to the employer, the claim has been dismissed or denied
- Changing the explanation for the work separation
- Failing to prove the case against the claimant
- Failing to present firsthand testimony from eyewitnesses
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
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TIPS TO CONSIDER WHEN TERMINATING AN EMPLOYEE
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 - Set the expectation of what the job responsibilities are
- Avoid wrongful termination by using a progressive discipline policy - make sure your policy increases the severity of penalty each time when employee breaks a rule. You typically would progress from a verbal warning to written warnings, suspensions and then termination
- Choose your "firing" words carefully - deliver the news by summarizing a well-documented, job related reasons for the termination to eliminate a dispute with the employee
- Have another person (HR and/or supervisor) present when terminating an employee
Source: www.businessmanagmentdaily.com |
INTERESTING FACTS FOR EMPLOYERS
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 - One percent of U.S. employers allow employees to take naps during working hours
- People in the U.S. spend at least 1896 hours per year at work
- Women business owners employ 35% more people than all the Fortune 500 companies combined
- No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than seven times
- During thinking, we only use about 35% of our brains.
- A typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles during an average workday
- More American workers (18%) call sick on Friday than any other day of the week
- Tuesday has the lowest percent of absenteeism for American workers-11%
- Difficulty focusing on the computer screen, short-term memory problems and trouble with basic math can be caused by a mere 2% drop in body water. Remember to stay hydrated during work hours
- More people walk to work in Alaska than any other U.S. state
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