August 27, 2008
Finally, PBA and Mayor agree - New York Daily News (Layoff)
You must have a compelling reason to make the notification longer than a page. The terminated worker's supervisor is the best one to break the news. The act compels you to let a jobholder and her or his family to take part in the company sponsored health plan for a minimum of 18 months after his or her layoff. Once you have decided to dismiss a worker, you should start putting together a list of exit interview questions that you will use during the exit interview. You must carefully weigh the severity of the refusal. To make the meeting go smoothly, here's a pre-separation meeting checklist. You should increase your performance within the next 30 days and meet the directives in this warning. Sample Lay off Notification For Separating Insubordinate employee. Our sample notification of termination for a worker should give you an idea of how the program should work. Once the jobholder completes his testimony, you or your corroborators can testify again if you want to refute any testimony he has made.
You must change your expectations of the disgruntled worker. Not only do you want the letter to be sensitive to the employee's feelings, but you also need to give detailed reasons for the dismissal. Once again, this should state the performance or behavior problem and how you expect the employee to fix it. When the manager has no evidence and gives no legitimate reason for dismissing, the courts typically favor the jobholder. So, clearly this isn't a low-risk lay off, and we can skip Part B of Test 1. You may have been told that to "legally" dismiss you must document the worker's performance problem and bad behavior.
What a difference a nonarbitrated contract makes. Mayor Bloomberg and Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch were all smiles at City Hall last Thursday when they announced a surprise contract deal. For anyone who has been Continue